Pay & Benefits
Civilian Pay Raise Advances, TSP Prepares More Changes
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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.
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
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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
Impasses Panel Guts Telework, Official Time for Employees at Social Security Administration
Although the Federal Service Impasses Panel frequently sided with management, it knocked down multiple efforts to reduce the scope of grievance procedures.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds End May Mostly in the Red
Only two funds within the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program posted gains last month.
Oversight
GSA Failed to Remove Toxic Materials From Federal Facility Going Back Decades, Union Says
Dozens of studies have shown hazardous materials at the former munitions plant turned federal office building and child care center. Union alleges whistleblower retaliation.
Management
Union, Lawmakers Vow Fight to Stop Forest Service Layoffs
Capitol Hill reportedly was caught off guard by the Labor and Agriculture department announcement that officials planned to shutter Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers.
Management
OPM Abandons Proposal that Federal Job Applicants Disclose Pre-Trial Diversion Participation
Although federal officials say the plan was well intentioned, advocates decried the initiative as counter to ongoing criminal justice reform efforts.
Pay & Benefits
TSA Announces Pass-Fail Performance Management System for Screeners
Officials say the new process will cut down on paperwork and continue to reward strong performers.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to Simplify 'Spillover' Contributions, and Officials Oppose Bill Restricting Investments
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Management
Union Accuses Pentagon of Ducking Bargaining Rules With Transfers of IT Employees
IT workers at the Defense Contract Management Agency are not being given the opportunity to accept or decline being moved to the Defense Information Services Agency, labor officials said.
Management
OPM-GSA Merger Could Cause Regulatory Bottleneck, Legal Challenges
Even if Congress were to pass the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize OPM, it could still take years before policymakers could tackle other workforce issues.
Management
Senators Introduce Bill to Block USDA Research Agency Moves
The measure mirrors language in the House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal 2020 funding bill for the department, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has placed a hold on a key nominee.
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