Management
Labor Agreement Forced on Education Dept. Employees Curtails Official Time, Cuts Employee Protections
AFGE has filed an unfair labor practices charge against the agency over a collective bargaining agreement that the union never approved.
Pay & Benefits
A Student Loan Repayment Inquiry, a New Travel Ban for Feds and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Army Misused Civilian Pay Funds for Other Purposes, IG Says
A watchdog report accuses Army leadership of using compensation funding to pay for other items that had been cut in the budget.
Management
Feds in Work-Life Programs Perform Better at Their Jobs, Survey Says
Although most feds give flexibilities high marks, some managers struggle with evaluation of remote workers.
Management
Lawmakers Prepare Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, But Hurdles Abound
A House panel plans to introduce an omnibus bill next week, but fights over the border wall, Planned Parenthood and a New York infrastructure project loom.
Management
Appointee Watch: HR Leaders Confirmed, While Another Official Resigns
Trump has nominated people to key posts at the Energy, Defense, and State departments.
Management
OPM Gets a Permanent Director After Nearly 3 Years of Acting Leaders
Senate confirms Jeff Pon to lead the federal government’s HR agency following a lengthy hold on his nomination.
Oversight
Senate Panel Seeks Answers on Clearance Backlog
A government watchdog group put the process back on its high-risk list after pending actions exceeded 700,000.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Continues to Grow, Compensation Fund in Budget Won’t Be for Raises, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
House Approves Bill to Prevent Political Appointees From 'Burrowing In'
Legislation would require a two-year "cooling off" period before political appointees can take career positions.
Oversight
USDA to Block Social Media Following IG Report Showing an Uptick in Porn Watching
Employees will be barred from visiting 400 websites "not related to official department communications or business," starting Wednesday.
Oversight
The Things Agency Leaders Have Given Up to Get on the Right Side of Ethics Rules
Administration officials have returned a handmade long gun, cancelled a $31K furniture order and considered downgrading flights following public outcry and advice from ethics officials.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds End Nearly Year-Long Run of Growth
A volatile February left everything but government securities in the red.
Oversight
Air Traffic Control Privatization Architect Abandons Effort
Measure, attached to FAA reauthorization bill, stalled in the House last fall.
Pay & Benefits
A TSP Call Center Crunch, and Blended Retirement Hits a Milestone
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
4,000 Feds Soon May Need a New Health Insurance Plan
Scathing inspector general’s report on an FEHBP insurer’s refusal to submit to an IT audit imperils the company’s contract.
Oversight
TSP Gets Lowest Possible Score on Information Security Audit
Agency receives “Ad Hoc” label on first FISMA audit under new metrics.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Announces New Investment Chief
Previous head of investing, Ravindra Deo, was appointed executive director last year.
Pay & Benefits
81 Percent of Career Senior Executives Received Bonuses in Fiscal 2016
The average performance award neared $12,000, an increase of more than $3,000 from fiscal 2015.
Pay & Benefits