An employee group is miffed by the new Postal Service insurance program’s Medicare Part D coverage OPM said that they were restricted in how they provide prescription drug benefits to Medicare-eligible enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program, but at least one employee associatio...
Musk, Ramaswamy focus on slashing telework and federal employee attrition in initial meetings with Republicans The government efficiency commissioners want to work with Congress to cement their reforms into law. Eric Katz December 5, 2024 Oversight ...
Fed employee advocate Connolly to lead Democrats on House Oversight Committee The Virginia Democrat could be a leading opponent to Trump’s plans for overhauling the civil service. UpdatedManagement Congress aims to punt agency funding to March, but hurdles remain ahead of shutdown deadline ...
The strain on federal workers is visible in survey data: roughly one in three federal workers in the past year required more mental-health support than usual, according to the latest U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). As the pandemic recedes, ...
The plan can define the qualified percentage, but it must be at least 3% and no more than 15%, and must be applied uniformly. An employee may affirmatively elect to not contribute or to defer at a different level. Matching or nonelective contributions are not allowed, and employee cont...
White House — a role established by Congress in 2021 to coordinate a patchwork of federal agencies all charged with protecting the nation’s digital infrastructure — Inglis built the Office of the National Cyber Director from one employee to close to its planned strength of nearly 100 staffers...
Fed employee advocate Connolly to lead Democrats on House Oversight Committee The Virginia Democrat could be a leading opponent to Trump’s plans for overhauling the civil service. Sean Michael Newhouse December 17, 2024 Updated Management Congress aims to punt agency funding to March, but hur...
The Alliance of Community Health Plans has proposed a number of recommendations to improve the Federal Employees Health Benefits program’s plan comparison tool to boost quality and enrollment.
While these low rates remained in place throughout 2021, mounting inflationary pressures led to a synchronized tightening cycle beginning in 2022, with central banks pushing rates to multi-year highs. By mid-2024, as inflation moderated across major economies, central banks began implementing their ...
Proponents argue that an increase in the minimum wage helps meet the goal of aliving wagewhere employees earn enough income for a satisfactorystandard of living. They also claim that a boost increases worker productivity, reduces income inequality, spurs economic growth, and improves employee retentio...