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- McConnell unexpectedly rejects Democrats' funding bill, leaving U.S. on the verge of government shutdown - September 21, 2020
- The Week MagazineSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) rejected the government funding resolution House Democrats introduced Monday, leaving the U.S. government on the verge of a shutdown.
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- Survey: Most Teleworking Federal Employees Expect to Remain Home for At Least Six More Months - September 18, 2020
- By Eric Katz, Government ExecutiveA majority of federal employees currently working from home due to the novel coronavirus pandemic do not expect to return to the office any time soon, according to a new survey, with 60% saying they expect to remain in their current posture for at least another six months.
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- Lawmakers Make Last Ditch Push for Payroll Tax Deferral Opt-Out - September 14, 2020
- By Erich Wagner, Government ExecutiveLawmakers in both parties and both chambers of Congress on Tuesday made a last-ditch effort to persuade the Trump administration to allow federal employees and members of the military to opt out of a controversial plan to defer payroll taxes through the end of this year.
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- You Get a Lot More Than a Retirement Benefit - September 11, 2020
- By Tammy Flanagan, Government ExecutiveIn addition to generous retirement benefits, federal employees and retirees have a wide variety of insurance benefits to choose from. That wasn’t always the case.
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- Payroll Tax Deferral Will Be Mandatory for Eligible Feds, Service Members - September 9, 2020
- By Erich Wagner, Government ExecutiveFederal employees and members of the military will not be able to opt out of the Trump administration’s plan to defer payroll taxes from this month until the end of the year, despite calls from lawmakers and federal employee groups.
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- Congress, White House Appear on a Path to Temporarily Avoid Shutdown - September 8, 2020
- By Eric Katz, Government ExecutiveLawmakers and the White House are advancing talks toward agreement on a stopgap funding bill that would avoid a shutdown in October, extending funding for agencies until at least after the Nov. 3 election.
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- Planned Payroll Tax Deferrals Create Minefield for Feds - September 2, 2020
- By Erich Wagner, Government ExecutiveThe Trump administration reportedly will begin deferring payroll taxes for all eligible federal employees later this month over the objections of unions and other employee groups, who lambasted the plan as “chaotic and confusing.”
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- Justice Department Employees Urge Leadership to End Pay Disparities - September 1, 2020
- By Erich Wagner, Government ExecutiveA coalition of half a dozen Justice Department employee associations is urging department leaders to stop asking job applicants for their salary histories, saying the question contributes to pay disparities among workers.
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- US Shipyards Lack Needed Repair Capacity, Admiral Says - August 28, 2020
- By Marcus Weisgerber, Defense OneAmerica’s shipyards lack the repair capacity the Navy needs in peacetime, let alone during war, a Navy admiral said Tuesday.
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- Immigration Services Agency Cancels Furloughs for 13,000 Employees - August 28, 2020
- By Eric Katz, Government ExecutiveU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has canceled furloughs for more than 13,000 employees scheduled to begin at the end of the month, following months of threats to send about 70% of its workforce home without pay.
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- Federal Retirement and Your Service Computation Date - August 25, 2020
- By Brandon Christy, FedSmithWendy was ready for retirement. After twenty years with the Air Force and ten years with the Department of Defense, she knew it was the moment to put full-time work behind and travel more.
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- Federal Retirement Applications, Processing Both Down in October - November 12, 2019
- By Erich Wagner, Government Executive,The Office of Personnel Management announced last week that the backlog of pending federal retirement claims nearly reached 18,000 last month. Although the number of requests has decreased in recent months, so too has the pace by which the federal government’s HR agency has processed them.According to agency statistics, only 7,044 federal employees filed for retirement in October. That represents about 400 fewer claims than OPM received in September, and a decrease of nearly 2,000 requests compared with the 9,012 that were filed in October 2018.
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- BOTH STAFF CUTS AND BUDGET INCREASES FOR FY 2019 - July 13, 2017
Staff Cuts and Budget Increases Are Both on Tap for 2019
By Eric Katz, Government Executive
The Trump administration has provided federal agencies with the latitude to request up to a 5 percent funding boost in fiscal 2019, saying the White House may accommodate a “limited number” of programmatic increases in its final blueprint.
Generally, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said in a memorandum to department and agency heads, agencies should keep their 2019 spending requests in line with what the White House spelled out in the fiscal 2018 budget submission. They should also, however, “identify additional investments in effective programs that further support their mission and fill a clear federal role.”
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- Agencies Could Rehire, Promote Former Employees With New OPM Regulatory Fix - December 24, 2019
- By Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News NetworkThe Office of Personnel Management wants to help agencies rehire former employees who have left government — and offer a non-competitive promotion to a higher grade level to sweeten the deal.In a proposed rule, which is scheduled for publication later this week, OPM will recommend new regulations that will allow agencies to non-competitively reappoint former employees to other positions at a higher grade level than when they left government.
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- How The Government Wants Agencies To Regulate AI - January 14, 2020
- By Andrew Eversden, Federal TimesThe Office of Management and Budget released a draft memorandum Jan. 13 providing guidance to agencies on how they should approach regulation of industry’s artificial intelligence applications.The guidance emphasizes that agencies should consider how any regulatory action would potentially hinder expansion of AI use. The draft memo “calls on agencies, when considering regulations or policies related to AI applications, to promote advancements in technology and innovation."
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