FEDERAL
Retirement Processing Time Jumps Even Amid Shift to Online Applications
The average processing time for retirement applications pending at OPM jumped by nearly half to 96 days in June even ...
Update of FEHB/PSHB ‘Guiding Principles’ Includes Focus on Premiums, Usage Rates
OPM has revised the “guiding principles” for the FEHB/PSHB program, a move that OPM director Scott Kupor said that “at first blush ...
OPM Marks “Last Day of Paper,” Ending Paper Retirement Processing After More Than 65 Years
Today, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the “Last Day of Paper,” officially ending paper retirement processing for ...
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigating tax noncompliance among feds
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating tax noncompliance among current and retired federal employees. ...
SpaceX, AI, and the TSP: What Federal Employees Need to Know
Do federal employees and members of the military own shares of SpaceX through the Thrift Savings Plan? The short answer ...
Federal Employees Could Get 12 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave Under New Bill
There’s a new effort to get federal employees access to paid family and medical leave ...
A quick diversion on the dollars and cents of FEHBP/PSHB
OPM manages two health insurance programs on behalf of federal employees and retirees – the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...
OPM’s long-planned HR overhaul moves ahead with $396M award to Oracle
The Office of Personnel Management is sticking with the incumbent as the agency moves forward with a plan to modernize human ...
Federal workers’ compensation is getting an overhaul
The Labor Department said it’s expanding the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Pharmacy Benefit Program to cover more types of beneficiaries ...
New Proposal Made on Long-Running Dispute over Division of FERS Supplement in Divorce
The bill, introduced on a bipartisan basis by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., addresses a back and ...