The American Federation for Government Employees (AFGE) issues legal complaint against the Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) over remote work. Similar to the legal case brought against the Bureau of Fiscal Service (BFS) by the National Treasury Employees Union ... Read More

Advisory council suggests adding new localities, adjusting some existing ones to encompass more federal workers, and loosening requirements for locality designation. A council that advises government officials on federal employee compensation has issued formal recommendations that, if implemented, would give ... Read More

Legislation brings pay boosts for federal wildland firefighters and VA employees – plus “millions” of veterans now covered by Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system. An infrastructure bill signed by the Biden Administration in November reformed the federal benefits offered to ... Read More

How pay caps depend on what locality a federal employee is based in, plus a bill to be proposed that might give capped salaries bigger annual pay raises. Non-executive federal employees, for the most part, are subjected to a salary ... Read More

The newest USPS trucks are expected to start hitting the road next year. President Biden signed postal reforms into law this April that resulted in about $107 billion in savings for the United States Postal Service (USPS). The legislation fixed ... Read More

In NTEU (National Treasury Employee Union) talks with BFS (Bureau of Fiscal Service) about remote work pilot program abruptly halted. Part of the Treasury Department, the BFS announced to its workers that a remote work pilot program will not be ... Read More

Employees Should Understand Limits on TSP Contributions and Not Lose Agency Matching Edward Zurndorfer- All Federal employees and members of the Uniformed Services should be aware of and understand the limits on the amount of contributions they can make to ... Read More

Recently passed bill tasks OPM with setting up “rotational” cyber workforce.             The previous month was a busy one on Capitol Hill as January 6th hearings stole most of the media’s attention, along with a ... Read More

The director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) gives update on agency’s goals and progress after first year on the job. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE             Kiran Ahuja has now been the director of ... Read More

The shutdown that occurred in 2018-2019 delayed TSP contributions, and therefore weren’t invested, but the court decides federal employees can’t sue over potential investment gains. Have Questions? Sign Up for Our No-Obligation TSP Webinar, Hosted by Ed Zurndorfer: Click Here ... Read More