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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."
Federal employee retirements jump in January as backlog balloons
Despite the increases, fewer employees overall retired in 2023 than 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Federal workers failing to take paid family leave, lawmakers say
Only about 4% of the 2.1 million-strong federal workforce took advantage of the benefit from 2020 to 2022.
Opinion
What’s holding back the whole-of-government health resilience plan?
The Federal Plan for Equitable Long-Term Recovery and Resilience helps communities engage in self-driven discussions of needs and solutions.
By Becky Payne
State Dept. seeks mid-career applicants for Foreign Service
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is seeking to rebuild the agency’s workforce, comprised of 78,000 civilians and Foreign Service officers.
Telework, pay incentives vary as HUD struggles with attrition
For specific skills gaps or hard-to-recruit positions, HUD can offer a higher salary to aid recruitment and retention.
Veterans Health Administration HR staff to see 15% pay hike this week
The department is continuing to look for ways to reduce how long it takes to get employees onboarded and keep turnover at bay.
How does the 2024 leap year impact federal employee pay?
Normally, there are 26 pay periods in a calendar year, though 2023 was unique and had 27.
Veterans Day is on Saturday this year. Do fed employees get a day off?
This year, the 11th falls on a Saturday, which means the rules change — slightly — to give federal employees paid time off.
Settlement over Trump family separations limits future actions by feds
The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that separate parents from children for eight years under the proposed court settlement.
By Rebecca Santana and Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press