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Is Easter a federal holiday?

Traditionally, the president observes the date with an annual Easter egg roll for children on the White House lawn.

6 weeks ago

Is Good Friday a federal holiday?

Every year, federal workers ask if Good Friday — which in 2022 falls on Friday, April 15 — will be a holiday. Here's the answer.

7 weeks ago

Pay & Benefits

Is St. Patrick’s Day a federal holiday?

Every year, federal workers ask if St. Patrick's Day — which in 2022 falls on Thursday, March 17 — will be a holiday. Here's the answer.

Is Presidents Day a federal holiday?

Every year, federal workers ask if Presidents Day—which in 2022 falls on Monday, February 21—will be a holiday. Here's the answer.

3 months ago

Office of Personnel Management directs $15 minimum wage for federal workers

Of the 67,000 affected employees, 56,000 work within the Department of Defense.

4 months ago

Most feds get New Year’s Eve off in 2021

Federal holidays that fall on weekends generally create an 'in lieu of' holiday the day before or after they occur.

5 months ago

Biden signs order for 2022 federal pay raise

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday detailing the federal employee pay adjustments effective in 2022.

5 months ago

Non-essential feds have one day to schedule excess leave

Excess annual leave must be scheduled three pay periods in advance of and taken sometime before the end of the 2021 leave year.

6 months ago

Personnel office fixes loophole impacting same-sex survivors of feds

The notice allows same-sex spouses of deceased feds to receive survivor benefits if they were denied due to prior marriage restrictions.

6 months ago

House members propose reducing public service retirement limitation

The legislation would mandate a new calculation for employees under the Civil Service Retirement System that are impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision.

7 months ago

OPM proposes expanding access to dental and vision insurance

Federal employees who work on a temporary basis and transitioning military retirees would have expanded options for accessing coverage.

7 months ago

Federal retirees to see record high cost-of-living increase for Social Security

The cost of living increase will fully benefit retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, but have a lesser impact on Federal Employee Retirement System recipients.

7 months ago

Feds get consistent vision and dental options for 2022

The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program will offer the same number of plans for a less than one percent average cost increase.

8 months ago

Federal health insurance costs get a slight increase for 2022

Health insurance costs are likely to take up a slightly larger portion of feds' paychecks in 2022.

8 months ago

Second largest federal insurer launches vaccination reward program

Federal employees insured under a GEHA plan could receive $75 for proof of their vaccination status.

8 months ago

Defense bill approves $15 minimum hourly wage for DoD contractors

A provision to raise the minimum wage for Defense Department contractors to $15 was adopted into the annual defense policy bill advanced by the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

9 months ago

Biden uses emergency authority to cement feds’ 2022 pay raise

President Joe Biden informed Congress that he intends to implement the pay increase laid out for feds in his 2022 budget proposal.

9 months ago

Feds get broader leave approval for COVID-19 vaccination

Agencies must now offer feds a certain amount of discretionary leave in order to get or recover from the COVID-19 vaccine.

9 months ago

Third federal insurer introduces vaccine incentive program

Kaiser Permanente will offer its federal enrollees a $50 reward for proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

10 months ago

Pelosi increases caps on pay for House staff

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has raised pay caps for House staff by more than $20,000 in an effort to retain skilled workers.

10 months ago

Government to pilot online retirement application

Digitizing retirement applications is a short-term step to modernizing the whole system in the long run.

10 months ago

Federal paid leave expansion advances in the House

The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act would allow federal employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off for personal medical challenges, to care for a sick family member or to prepare for a family member's deployment with the armed forces.

10 months ago

Feds’ retirement processing times went up in June

Federal employees faced the longest retirement processing times on average in June than at any other point in 2020.

11 months ago

Former temporary feds could retire sooner under reintroduced legislation

Federal employees could "buy back" the time they spent as temporary workers once converted to permanent status, allowing that temporary time to count toward retirement.

11 months ago

Debate over paid family leave falls along stark party lines

Proposed legislation would expand paid leave for federal employees to include caring for themselves or loved ones during medical emergencies.

11 months ago

Feds get special enrollment for health care flexible spending

Federal employees can take advantage of the flexible spending account special enrollment period through the month of June.

11 months ago

Feds could be rewarded for getting the COVID vaccine

A major federal health insurer is offering members $50 for proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

12 months ago

Biden requests a higher federal pay raise for 2022

Federal employees would receive a pay increase on par with members of the military, under President Joe Biden's FY2022 budget request.

12 months ago

Pay & Benefits

Keep up with the latest changes to federal pay and benefits coming from Congress and the administration.

Traditionally, the president observes the date with an annual Easter egg roll for children on the White House lawn.

Every year, federal workers ask if Good Friday — which in 2022 falls on Friday, April 15 — will be a holiday. Here's the answer.

Every year, federal workers ask if St. Patrick's Day — which in 2022 falls on Thursday, March 17 — will be a holiday. Here's the answer.

Every year, federal workers ask if Presidents Day—which in 2022 falls on Monday, February 21—will be a holiday. Here's the answer.

Of the 67,000 affected employees, 56,000 work within the Department of Defense.

Federal holidays that fall on weekends generally create an 'in lieu of' holiday the day before or after they occur.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday detailing the federal employee pay adjustments effective in 2022.

Excess annual leave must be scheduled three pay periods in advance of and taken sometime before the end of the 2021 leave year.

The notice allows same-sex spouses of deceased feds to receive survivor benefits if they were denied due to prior marriage restrictions.

The legislation would mandate a new calculation for employees under the Civil Service Retirement System that are impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision.

Federal employees who work on a temporary basis and transitioning military retirees would have expanded options for accessing coverage.

The cost of living increase will fully benefit retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, but have a lesser impact on Federal Employee Retirement System recipients.

The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program will offer the same number of plans for a less than one percent average cost increase.

Health insurance costs are likely to take up a slightly larger portion of feds' paychecks in 2022.

Federal employees insured under a GEHA plan could receive $75 for proof of their vaccination status.

A provision to raise the minimum wage for Defense Department contractors to $15 was adopted into the annual defense policy bill advanced by the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

President Joe Biden informed Congress that he intends to implement the pay increase laid out for feds in his 2022 budget proposal.

Agencies must now offer feds a certain amount of discretionary leave in order to get or recover from the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kaiser Permanente will offer its federal enrollees a $50 reward for proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has raised pay caps for House staff by more than $20,000 in an effort to retain skilled workers.

Digitizing retirement applications is a short-term step to modernizing the whole system in the long run.

The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act would allow federal employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off for personal medical challenges, to care for a sick family member or to prepare for a family member's deployment with the armed forces.

Federal employees faced the longest retirement processing times on average in June than at any other point in 2020.

Federal employees could "buy back" the time they spent as temporary workers once converted to permanent status, allowing that temporary time to count toward retirement.

Proposed legislation would expand paid leave for federal employees to include caring for themselves or loved ones during medical emergencies.

Federal employees can take advantage of the flexible spending account special enrollment period through the month of June.

A major federal health insurer is offering members $50 for proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

Federal employees would receive a pay increase on par with members of the military, under President Joe Biden's FY2022 budget request.