Exclusive: OPM cracks down on who’s eligible for federal health benefitsAdministering a health care program with more than 8 million total members is one of the biggest jobs OPM does.By Molly Weisner14 hours ago
VA support program to buy up veterans’ defaulted home loansThe Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes.By Leo Shane III8 days ago
Locality pay is a focus of Senate bill aimed at tracking fed teleworkThe bill takes issue with federal employees who may be collecting locality pay based on their office location but work from home in a different city.By Molly Weisner2 weeks ago
Bureau of Prisons officers seek federal law penalizing sexual threatsA union alleged more than 300 incidents of inmates exposing themselves or engaging in sexual acts in front of staff at a single federal prison in 2022.By Molly Weisner3 weeks ago
Federal workers failing to take paid family leave, lawmakers sayOnly about 4% of the 2.1 million-strong federal workforce took advantage of the benefit from 2020 to 2022.By Molly Weisner2 months ago
Federal agencies don’t trust each other’s security clearancesDespite ongoing reforms, some employees may still see their clearances get held up when they switch agencies.By Molly Weisner3 months ago