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Oversight
Appeals Court Overrules Federal Labor Relations Authority on 15-Year-Long Union Dispute
A three-judge panel found that a Trump FRLA decision was not supported by the evidence.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Outlines Time Frame for Lifecycle Fund Changes, Internal Improvements
By the end of next year, the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program will offer lifecycle funds in five-year increments.
Management
Interior Department Announces Modest Cutback to Telework
Beginning next month, front-line employees with telework agreements will be required to report to a physical office once a week, while supervisors will be eligible only for situational telework.
Pay & Benefits
More than Half of D.C.-Area Feds Say Agencies Aren’t Supportive of Telework Amid Metro Closures
Majority of respondents to a GovExec.com/Government Business Council survey report that the temporary shutdown of six Metrorail stations would have at least a moderate impact on their ability to do their jobs.
Management
OPM Leader Threatens Furloughs, RIFs if Congress Doesn’t Approve GSA Merger
The administration has given lawmakers until the end of June to greenlight the merger, or else roughly 150 OPM employees could lose their jobs this fall.
Pay & Benefits
Contractor Back Pay Bill Advances, Administration Seeks Dismissal of Shutdown Compensation Lawsuit and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Appeals Court: ICE Did Not Have to Bargain Over Pay Changes
A three-judge panel found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was within its rights to reduce overtime pay for employees because the change complied with a governmentwide rule.
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Management
OPM Proposes Legislation to Clarify Probationary Periods, Expand Hiring Eligibility
The federal government’s HR agency also hopes to remove a cap on interns at federal agencies.
Oversight
OPM-GSA Merger Plan Would Create ‘Additional Uncertainty’ in Retirement Processing Reform
A government watchdog report said the Trump administration’s proposal to merge the federal government’s HR agency with the General Services Administration could make it more difficult to modernize the retirement process.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Advances Bills to Protect Feds’ Insurance During Shutdowns
Legislation would ensure that workers can adjust health benefits following significant life events and prevent their dental, vision and long-term care coverage from lapsing.
Workforce
Some Agencies Reluctant to Offer Telework Amid D.C. Metro Disruption
The Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to encourage the practice during the summer closures of half a dozen Virginia Metrorail stations.
Pay & Benefits
Civilian Pay Raise Advances, TSP Prepares More Changes
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Approves 3.1% Pay Raise for Feds in 2020
The bill advanced by the House Appropriations Committee to the House floor Tuesday also would increase funding for a number of civilian agencies.
Workforce
A Growing Number of Feds Think They've Seen Favoritism, Other Prohibited Personnel Practices
Uptick could be at least partially a result of increased awareness, Merit Systems Protection Board concludes.
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Workforce
Pentagon Orders Delay in IT Employee Transfers Following Union Protest
The Defense Department no longer plans to move staff from support agencies to the Defense Information Services Agency before the end of September, officials said.
Workforce
FLRA Chair Justifies High Overturn Rate By Saying Arbitrators Are ‘Exceeding Authority’
A study by an arbitrator found that Colleen Duffy Kiko’s FLRA has set overturned awards roughly three times as often as the FLRA during the Obama and George W. Bush administrations.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Seeks Fund Managers, Prepares New Withdrawal Options
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Labor Authority Chairwoman Defends Decisions to Decertify Union, Close Regional Offices
Democratic lawmakers blasted decisions that overturned decades of agency precedent, and suggested Federal Labor Relations Authority Chairwoman Colleen Duffy Kiko was untruthful in her testimony.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Advances Spending Bill With 3.1% Pay Raise for Feds
The measure also would block the Trump administration’s plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration.
Management