$3T House coronavirus package would require telework, grant premium pay to...
The $3 trillion coronavirus legislative package House Democrats unveiled Tuesday afternoon is chock-full of new provisions that could impact federal employees — including new telework requirements and...
View ArticleJanuary COLA way down. Health premiums way up?
Federal workers were shocked in January of this year, which in some ways feels like a long time ago, when their health insurance premiums went up by an average of 5.6%, while their pay raise was...
View ArticleTele-town hall meetings new norm for Veterans Affairs
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Veterans Benefits Administration aims to talk to...
View ArticleCoronavirus and career: The A-Rod/J-Lo rule
They say that the coronavirus is a threat, a deadly threat, to all of us, regardless of who we are and where we live, we are all in the same boat. And that’s true — up to a point. Then it isn’t...
View ArticleCongress certainly has a long to-do list
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Congress — most of it, anyway — returns to Washington...
View ArticleCOVID-19 impact on 2021 COLA, pay raise and WEP/GPO
According to some political pundits the 2020 presidential election may be decided by voters who are 60-plus years old. They supported candidate Donald Trump, age 73, last time but, according to some...
View ArticleJanitor-Marine-TSP millionaire tackles Social Security offset and windfall
When they were enacted decades ago the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset laws were designed to close “loopholes” which Congress said allowed some federal...
View ArticleEnsuring the federal IT workforce of the future
To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. The...
View ArticleDoD pressing ahead with plans to close, realign medical facilities despite...
The Defense Department is moving ahead with plans to close or restructure almost 50 of its military treatment facilities. That’s despite a recent GAO report that found DoD targeted those facilities...
View ArticleOPM will allow certain federal employees to hold on to unused annual leave...
The Office of Personnel Management has a plan to help certain federal employees, whose essential services are needed to respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, hold on to the annual leave they’d...
View ArticlePentagon names new chief data officer
New DoD chief data officer will be first to work inside CIO’s office The Pentagon said Friday it had picked Dave Spirk as its new chief data officer, making him the first person to hold the job since...
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TSP returns down for June, new 5-year Lifecycle funds go live
More businesses, states and federal offices might be reopening — but last month still saw negative Thrift Savings Plan performances. Tuesday marked the end of June and with it the end of the L 2020...
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For many federal employees, health and retirement benefits are what’s keeping...
Existing health and retirement benefits are a significant incentive for employees to take or keep a job in the federal government, according to the latest survey results from the Office of Personnel...
View ArticleHouse committee clears NDAA with federal paid parental leave fix
Months after passing the original law late last year, Congress is on track to rectify a previous mistake and guarantee paid parental leave coverage to all federal employees. The 2021 National Defense...
View ArticleHouse-passed infrastructure bill gives USPS $25B for e-vehicles, facility...
With or without the financial hit from the coronavirus, the Postal Service has warned Congress for years that it can’t sustain its current business model. Lawmakers haven’t made much ground on passing...
View ArticleBureau of Labor Statistics may not have accurate data for feds benefits
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Several big federal benefits programs depend on the...
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Federal health and retirement benefits are a draw for many, but for how long?
A wise person once told me in my younger years that if I wanted a stable job with good health and retirement benefits, I should join the federal government. That person was my father, who, in some...
View ArticleFederal employee health programs are ‘essential services’ during future...
Whenever the government shuts down next, employees and annuitants should have some greater peace of mind about their federal health and life insurance benefits. New draft regulations from the Office of...
View ArticleIf COVID is the new normal — what, if any, are your options?
Many experts who predicted COVID-19 would be long gone by now — killed by summer sunlight, stopped by a vaccine or tamed by ‘herd immunity’ — are starting to realize it may be around a lot longer...
View ArticleWhat feds need to know about the upcoming paid parental leave program
The Office of Personnel Management has released more details about the new, highly-anticipated paid parental leave program, which will go into effect in less than three months. OPM’s interim final...
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