Pay & Benefits
Changes to TSP Withdrawal Rules on Track for September, OPM Highlights Reskilling Tools and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
OPM-GSA Merger Proposal Falls Flat With House Oversight Panel
Lawmakers and witnesses say the plan isn't well thought-out and risks eroding merit system protections.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Encourages Agencies to Expand Telework Amid Summer Metro Station Closures
Six Metro stations in Virginia will shut down entirely for platform repairs, beginning next week and lasting through early September.
Management
Labor and Management Share Dim View of OPM-GSA Merger Proposal
Officials fear a provision that would send rulemaking authority to a non-Senate confirmed White House official an attempt to politicize the civil service.
Management
White House's OPM-GSA Merger Bill Gives an Unconfirmed Appointee Authority Over Personnel Rules
The Trump administration on Thursday sent lawmakers its proposal to reorganize the Office of Personnel Management.
Management
OPM Official: Merger With GSA Won't Be As Disruptive as Some Might Fear
Personnel agency will retain its Senate-confirmed director and likely its office building, deputy director says.
Pay & Benefits
Expanded Vets' Benefits, Paid Parental Leave for Intelligence Personnel and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Senate Panel Advances OPM Director Nominee Despite Questions About Her Leadership
Dale Cabaniss’s nomination to lead the federal government’s HR agency was approved mostly along party lines.
Management
OPM Chief to Propose Legislation for Merger With GSA By Week’s End
The Trump administration claims OPM cannot function properly without revenue from the National Background Investigations Bureau.
Management
OPM Streamlines Process for Agencies to Request New Executives
New process focuses on establishing agencies’ needs, rather than analyzing individual positions.
Management
Union Argues OPM Nominee Has a 'Fundamental Inability' to Run an Agency
A management group stands by its support of Dale Cabaniss, although it remains wary of the plan to dismantle the personnel agency.
Pay & Benefits
Progress on the Retirement Backlog, and a Panel Appears Set to Consider Shutdown Bills
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
OPM Nominee Defends Tenure at Labor Authority, Commits to Working with Lawmakers on GSA Merger
Dale Cabaniss dismissed her record-low employee morale scores at FLRA as backlash to efforts to make the agency “more fair” and effective.
Management
Lawmakers Urge Social Security Administration to Back Off 'Anti-Labor' Proposals
A bipartisan group of House members suggests management may be circumventing a court order barring implementation of controversial Trump executive orders.
Management
VA Proposes New Union Contract That Guts Telework, Official Time, Employee Rights
Department officials publicize proposal they say would re-center the focus on patient care, but union officials say department is making a "mockery" of the collective bargaining process.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push to Allow Pension Contributions for Former Temporary Feds
The Federal Retirement Fairness Act would allow federal employees to make catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System for time spent as temporary or seasonal workers.
Management
Lawmakers from Both Parties Seek to Restore Administrative Law Judges to Competitive Service
A new bill would overrule a 2018 Trump executive order seen by administrative law judges as an effort to politicize their positions.
Management
Union Vows to Fight HHS Effort to Implement Partial Contract, Including Telework Cuts
Officials at the National Treasury Employees Union argue the department cannot legally implement new provisions until the entire contract is ratified.
Management