Workforce
Justice Dept. Continues to Insist Immigration Judges Union is ‘Defunct,’ Despite Moving to Nullify Decertification Decision
Although the Biden administration has asked to withdraw the prior administration’s petition to classify immigration judges as management officials, it has continued to aggressively defend against litigation over the union’s decertification.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Continue Their Climb in August, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
Annual Defense Policy Bill Includes Repeal of Two-Year Probationary Period for Pentagon Hires
The reduction of the probationary period to one year is among several provisions in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that will affect civilian personnel.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Formalizes Plan for Average 2.7% Raise for Civilian Feds in 2022
The White House published an alternative pay plan for the federal workforce providing a 2.2% across the board raise along with an average increase of 0.5% to locality pay.
Pay & Benefits
Feds to Receive Administrative Leave for Vaccinations
New guidance from the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force simplifies the process for federal employees to receive leave to get themselves or family members vaccinated.
Management
Republicans Demand Answers on Ouster of Social Security Commissioner
GOP lawmakers call the firing of Andrew Saul “unlawful” and ask the comptroller general to outline how acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi’s powers may be constrained by the Vacancies Act.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Adopts Slight Budget Decrease for Fiscal 2022
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
More Stringent Vaccine Mandates On the Way for Some Feds
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that with full FDA authorization of the Pfizer vaccine, more agencies could announce more stringent mandates than President Biden’s governmentwide policy.
Workforce
Biden Names New Impasses Panel Members
The Federal Service Impasses Panel, whose members do not require Senate confirmation, has sat vacant since President Biden ousted all 10 members in February.
Pay & Benefits
What Still Needs to Happen for Feds to Get a Pay Raise Next Year
President Biden has until the end of this month to formally announce his plan to give federal workers an average 2.7% pay raise in 2022.
Pay & Benefits
Another Vaccination Incentive for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Firefighters to See Pay Increase Next Week
The pay raise, intended to ensure firefighters receive at least $15 per hour, was promised by President Biden earlier this year and will be retroactive to June 30.
Workforce
OPM Rule Eases Agency Hiring of Interns
Under regulations slated for publication Wednesday, agencies will be able to hire job candidates still in college to temporary jobs and can eventually convert them to permanent positions.
Pay & Benefits
GSA Announces Fiscal 2022 Travel Per Diem Rates
The per diem for lodging will remain at fiscal 2021 levels next year, due to the downturn in hotel prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workforce
Judge Dismisses Most of Abuse Victims’ Lawsuit Against AFGE Officials
After describing claims against individual AFGE officials over their inaction to stop former President J. David Cox’s sexual abuse as not “viable,” a federal judge preserved only four claims against the union and Cox himself.
Pay & Benefits
Groups Push for End to Justice Dept. Pay Gap, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
OMB: Agency Equity Metrics a Work in Progress, Services Too Burdensome for Disadvantaged Groups
Acting OMB Director Shalanda Young described the measurement of equitable service as a “nascent” field, in need of constant development and review.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Prosecutors Call on Justice Dept. to Close Pay Gap With Other Lawyers
An employee association said assistant U.S. attorneys make as much as $40,000 less than other attorneys at the Justice Department, a gap that hinders the corps’ diversity goals.
Workforce
HHS Agrees to Reset Labor Relations, While Education Heads to Administrative Trial
While HHS and NTEU said they will work to resolve long-running litigation, the Education Department and AFGE are set to head to trial over several unfair labor practice complaints.
Workforce