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2022 Federal Pay Raise Update: No Word Yet from White House

04/14/2021
The President’s proposed budget will be the next step in determining the 2022 Federal Pay Raise, but it is far from the final word. No-Cost Webinars for Federal Employees The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released correspondence on April ... Read More

Jane Lubchenco Named Deputy Director of Climate and Environment at OSTP

03/29/2021
President Biden named former head of NOAA to lead environment role at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Webinars for Federal Employees The position formerly titled “Head of Energy and Environment” was given to Jane Lubchenco, who led ... Read More

Biden Picks Former Senator Bill Nelson to Lead NASA

03/26/2021
If confirmed, Bill Nelson will lead the country’s space agency. While certainly qualified, criticism of the pick stems from the fact that Biden could’ve picked the first woman to ever assume the lead role at NASA. Bill Nelson began his ... Read More

OPM News: New Director Awaits Confirmation and Memo on Marijuana Released

03/16/2021
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will be led by Kiran Ahuja, Biden’s nominee if confirmed by Senate. Also, memo updates agencies of marijuana policy Webinars for Feds White House Nominates Former OPM Chief-of-Staff to be Head of Agency If ... Read More

White House’s Cybersecurity Response to Russian Hack

02/22/2021
2020 Cybersecurity breach of Federal Agencies causes Biden Administration to focus heavily on cyber-threats. SolarWinds is a US government contractor that supplies I.T. software to several federal agencies. In the spring of 2020, while the globe was attacked with a ... Read More

Capitol Recap: Weekly News Update for Federal Employees

02/17/2021
STWS Advisor Jen Meyer provides her recap of the week. This edition includes COVID relief, the second impeachment of Trump, and more. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© News for the week ending February 12th continued to focus on the COVID pandemic and ... Read More

Biden Throws Out Executive Orders from Previous Administration

01/27/2021
Applauded by Union leaders, Biden canceled five executive orders from Trump presidency- 1 involving “Schedule F,” 3 regarding collective bargaining rights, and another that halted diversity training in agencies. After his inauguration, some of Biden’s first actions in office involved ... Read More

2021 Federal Pay Raise Finalized by Executive Order

01/12/2021
Last-minute executive order finalized the 2021 Federal Pay Raise at 1% for civilians and 3% for military The 2021 Federal Pay Raise was finalized by an executive order, which was signed by President Trump in the final hours of 2020. ... Read More

Top 5 Articles by Jennifer Meyer in 2020

12/31/2020
5. December 2020 TSP Update Click Here to Read 4. TSP & the Election Click Here to Read 3. The Proposed Pay Freeze for 2021 Click Here to Read 2. Federal Pay Raise on Track for 2021 Click Here to ... Read More

Biden Presidency Affirmed, What It Means for Federal Benefits

12/19/2020
NAPA and NTEU Released a joint statement to persuade the incoming Biden presidency to bolster relationship between Civil Servants and the Executive Branch. 538 electoral college votes were officially cast last week, confirming Joe Biden will be the 46th President ... Read More