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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.
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Pay & Benefits
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Second largest federal insurer launches vaccination reward program
Federal employees insured under a GEHA plan could receive $75 for proof of their vaccination status.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Government to pilot online retirement application
Digitizing retirement applications is a short-term step to modernizing the whole system in the long run.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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Paid parental leave for USPS employees included in postal reform bills
Two pieces of legislation aimed at reducing the financial burden on the U.S. Postal Service and modernizing its operations passed out of committee May 13.
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Locality pay would be more even under proposed legislation
Proposed legislation would prevent hourly wage employees from receiving a different locality pay adjustment than salaried employees working in the same location.
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Feds get more options for specialized education programs
Feds will have six new programs to choose from, under the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Academic Alliance.
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Will TSA officers get a better deal under Title 5?
Transportation security officers do not currently have the same pay and workplace protections as most other federal employees.
How feds can access special COVID time-off
Emergency paid leave is available to many federal employees to deal with the personal and health ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Feds could get a better Social Security calculation under new legislation
The Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act would counteract some of the Social Security reductions for public servants caused by the Windfall Elimination Provision.
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