Explainers

How will OPM’s ‘rule of many’ function in federal hiring?

The “rule of many” proposal from OPM aims to combine two previous hiring systems — the “rule of three” and “category rating” — while addressing…

Workforce

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Data Dive

Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown

Government Shutdown

What happens to furloughed employees during a government shutdown?

Government Shutdown

FILE - Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. In a victory for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court Thursday, April 14, 2022 refused to revisit its March decision reviving administration plans to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for polluting industries. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Federal agencies need to build an effective foundation for climate intelligence. Here’s how

Commentary

FILE - Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 1, 2021. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

For their many climate-related missions, federal agencies need robust climate intelligence

Commentary

United States Merit Systems Protection Board

Much of what affects your life comes from a courtroom

Federal Insights

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Cost pool considerations for remote and multi-state employees

Commentary

Everything you need to know about critical infrastructure protection, between two covers

Technology

The military vaccine mandate is dead. So now what?

Defense News

FILE - In this June 15, 2018, file photo a canning jar filled with currency sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H. An emergency fund doesn’t have to be wishful thinking when you’re building your financial life. Start small to build a habit, use windfalls to kick-start your fund and have a plan for irregular expenses. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

What the payroll tax deferral means for your wallet — and what you’ll pay back in 2021

Pay

Returning to fight coronavirus as a reemployed annuitant? Here’s what you need to know

Your Turn

For feds, 2020 pay raise depends a lot on your location

Actual 2020 raises for civilian employees will range from 2.85% to 3.52%, depending on where they work. Check out the 2020 locality pay rates OPM has released…

Pay

With the 2-year budget deal signed into law, what’s next for federal employees?

The 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act sets defense and non-defense spending limits for the next two years, but much of the real work remains when Congress returns…

Budget

The path forward for Trump’s proposed federal retirement cuts in 2020

Explainers

Lawmakers have declared the president’s 2020 budget request “dead on arrival,” but there are a few ways the proposed federal retirement cuts could see the light of day this year.

Explainers

How will OPM’s ‘rule of many’ function in federal hiring?

Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown

What happens to furloughed employees during a government shutdown?

Federal agencies need to build an effective foundation for climate intelligence. Here’s how

For their many climate-related missions, federal agencies need robust climate intelligence

Much of what affects your life comes from a courtroom

Cost pool considerations for remote and multi-state employees

Everything you need to know about critical infrastructure protection, between two covers

The military vaccine mandate is dead. So now what?

What the payroll tax deferral means for your wallet — and what you’ll pay back in 2021

Returning to fight coronavirus as a reemployed annuitant? Here’s what you need to know

For feds, 2020 pay raise depends a lot on your location

With the 2-year budget deal signed into law, what’s next for federal employees?

The path forward for Trump’s proposed federal retirement cuts in 2020

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