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  • Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?
    Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?

    A reader asks whether topping out at their current pay scale bars them from receiving federal pay raises and locality adjustments.

    3 years ago
  • Office of Personnel Management Director Ahuja to step down
    Office of Personnel Management Director Ahuja to step down

    She is the longest serving OPM director in more than a decade.

    3 years ago
  • Ask Reg: My cumulative retirement is marked ‘0.’ Where’d my service go?
    Ask Reg: My cumulative retirement is marked ‘0.’ Where’d my service go?

    If you transferred agencies and Block 19 on your retirement is null, here’s what happened.

    3 years ago
  • Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?
    Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?

    The EEOC regulation also stipulates accommodations for workers seeking abortions or infertility treatments.

    3 years ago
  • Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM
    Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM

    “The administration strongly encourages federal employees to get recommended doses of updated COVID-19 vaccines.”

    3 years ago
  • Ballooning data volumes threaten to asphyxiate federal agencies
    Ballooning data volumes threaten to asphyxiate federal agencies

    Navigating this deluge while ensuring data integrity, security and compliance presents a significant challenge.

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  • Ask Reg: Did I miss the cut-off date to get the 2024 retiree COLA?
    Ask Reg: Did I miss the cut-off date to get the 2024 retiree COLA?

    COLAs under the Federal Employees Retirement System are offered for retirees reaching age 62.

    3 years ago
  • Ask Reg: Will taking a short-term job affect my High-3 calculation?
    Ask Reg: Will taking a short-term job affect my High-3 calculation?

    If you go back to work and make more money, here’s how your High-3 retirement is calculated.

    3 years ago
  • Ask Reg: Does intermittent employment count toward my retirement?
    Ask Reg: Does intermittent employment count toward my retirement?

    How retirement is calculated for employees who are employed on an irregular or occasional basis.

    3 years ago
  • New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam
    New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam

    This rule softens some of the rigidity surrounding government hiring.

    3 years ago
  • Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?
    Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?

    A reader asks whether topping out at their current pay scale bars them from receiving federal pay raises and locality adjustments.

  • Office of Personnel Management Director Ahuja to step down
    Office of Personnel Management Director Ahuja to step down

    She is the longest serving OPM director in more than a decade.

  • Ask Reg: My cumulative retirement is marked ‘0.’ Where’d my service go?
    Ask Reg: My cumulative retirement is marked ‘0.’ Where’d my service go?

    If you transferred agencies and Block 19 on your retirement is null, here’s what happened.

  • Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?
    Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?

    The EEOC regulation also stipulates accommodations for workers seeking abortions or infertility treatments.

  • Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM
    Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM

    “The administration strongly encourages federal employees to get recommended doses of updated COVID-19 vaccines.”

  • Ballooning data volumes threaten to asphyxiate federal agencies
    Ballooning data volumes threaten to asphyxiate federal agencies

    Navigating this deluge while ensuring data integrity, security and compliance presents a significant challenge.

  • Ask Reg: Did I miss the cut-off date to get the 2024 retiree COLA?
    Ask Reg: Did I miss the cut-off date to get the 2024 retiree COLA?

    COLAs under the Federal Employees Retirement System are offered for retirees reaching age 62.

  • Ask Reg: Will taking a short-term job affect my High-3 calculation?
    Ask Reg: Will taking a short-term job affect my High-3 calculation?

    If you go back to work and make more money, here’s how your High-3 retirement is calculated.

  • Ask Reg: Does intermittent employment count toward my retirement?
    Ask Reg: Does intermittent employment count toward my retirement?

    How retirement is calculated for employees who are employed on an irregular or occasional basis.

  • New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam
    New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam

    This rule softens some of the rigidity surrounding government hiring.

  • Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?
    Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?

    A reader asks whether topping out at their current pay scale bars them from receiving federal pay raises and locality adjustments.

  • Office of Personnel Management Director Ahuja to step down
    Office of Personnel Management Director Ahuja to step down

    She is the longest serving OPM director in more than a decade.

  • Ask Reg: My cumulative retirement is marked ‘0.’ Where’d my service go?
    Ask Reg: My cumulative retirement is marked ‘0.’ Where’d my service go?

    If you transferred agencies and Block 19 on your retirement is null, here’s what happened.

  • Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?
    Is telework a ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant federal workers?

    The EEOC regulation also stipulates accommodations for workers seeking abortions or infertility treatments.

  • Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM
    Leave benefit for feds getting COVID-19 booster shots upheld by OPM

    “The administration strongly encourages federal employees to get recommended doses of updated COVID-19 vaccines.”

  • Ballooning data volumes threaten to asphyxiate federal agencies
    Ballooning data volumes threaten to asphyxiate federal agencies

    Navigating this deluge while ensuring data integrity, security and compliance presents a significant challenge.

  • Ask Reg: Did I miss the cut-off date to get the 2024 retiree COLA?
    Ask Reg: Did I miss the cut-off date to get the 2024 retiree COLA?

    COLAs under the Federal Employees Retirement System are offered for retirees reaching age 62.

  • Ask Reg: Will taking a short-term job affect my High-3 calculation?
    Ask Reg: Will taking a short-term job affect my High-3 calculation?

    If you go back to work and make more money, here’s how your High-3 retirement is calculated.

  • Ask Reg: Does intermittent employment count toward my retirement?
    Ask Reg: Does intermittent employment count toward my retirement?

    How retirement is calculated for employees who are employed on an irregular or occasional basis.

  • New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam
    New rule makes it easier for interns, graduates to work for Uncle Sam

    This rule softens some of the rigidity surrounding government hiring.

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