Management
GovExec Daily: The Cancelled Presidential Rank Awards
Erich Wagner and Tom Shoop join the show to discuss how the scuttled awards fit into the greater Trump administration plans for the civil service and human capital.
Benefits
Surge of workers' comp claims could impact processing
Effects of the pandemic are expected to slow claims processing at the Division of Federal Employees' Compensation, according to a July 6 audit of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs by the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Cancels Presidential Rank Awards, Citing Efforts to 'Reopen' Economy
The Trump administration in March had suspended nominations for this year’s iteration of the awards, which recognize federal executives’ contributions to public service.
Benefits
Fed employee survey delayed again
The annual survey of federal employees on work and workplaces -- already postponed two months -- will now be delayed until Sept. 14.
Employee Policy
Biden details his position on federal workers’ rights
In his answers to an AFGE questionnaire, former Vice President Joe Biden outlined his views on collective bargaining, federal employee pay and benefits, furloughs and discrimination.
Benefits
Feds like their perks, fueling recruitment, retention
Federal employees continue to rate their benefits highly, as revealed in the most recent Federal Employee Benefits Survey.
Management
House Defense Policy Bill Fixes Parental Leave Loopholes, Preserves Pentagon Collective Bargaining
The House version of the 2021 Defense authorization measure ensures all federal workers have access to the new benefit providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and it also standardizes locality pay between the General Schedule and Federal Wage System pay scales.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Defense Policy Bill Would Allow Pay Increases for a Few Federal Tech and Acquisition Jobs
The bill would also improve a recently enacted fix to tax regulations related to government-provided relocation expenses.
Management
White House Advisor Sought Legal Opinion to Allow Trump to Fire Anyone In Government
A recently published internal White House document from early in the Trump administration proved to be a road map for the White House’s efforts to weaken unions and cut federal employee pay and benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Calls for New Opt-In Period for Military's Blended Retirement System, More Financial Literacy
A new bill from Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., would require service members to "affirmatively" choose between enrolling in the blended retirement system or a traditional military pension.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Outlines Impact of New Lifecycle Fund Implementation
Next week, officials at the federal government's 401(k)-style retirement savings program will begin offering lifecycle funds in five-year increments, moving the options in line with private sector counterparts.
Benefits
Some unused leave restored for essential pandemic workers
New regulations will allow workers designated essential during the coronavirus outbreak to have their unused leave restored.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: Some Feds' Leave Canceled Because of COVID-19 Will Be Restored
The federal government's HR agency said it will issue regulations allowing for agencies to restore federal workers' use-or-lose annual leave if it is canceled due to essential coronavirus response work.
Employee Policy
Same mission, different pay for National Guard
National Guard troops are usually are called up for domestic duty by governors, not by the Department of Defense, and — just as with other state workers — their pay and benefits vary widely even as they do similar jobs.
Pay & Benefits
A Guide to Pay and Benefits During Furloughs
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Benefits
Fund offers feds free masks, financial help
Federal employees who have contact with the public in their jobs or who are returning to their workplaces with fellow employees can get, on request, free washable cloth masks to help fight the spread of COVID-19.
Benefits
AFGE urges Congress to include labor priorities in defense appropriations bill
Priorities include preserving collective bargaining rights, granting paid family leave.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security Unions File Formal Complaints Over Lack of Emergency Sick Leave
More than two months after the deadline for all employers to offer workers pandemic-related emergency paid sick leave, three unions say the agency is violating the law.
Benefits
TSA, FDIC to offer early retirement options
The Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation plan to offer early retirement options to eligible employees.
Benefits