How would you like to find your name on a public list of half a million to 750,000 other civil servants who have been judged NONESSENTIAL to government operations?
For federal contractors, abstract as many definitions and other leadership decisions may seem, they signal new and very real regulations.
Will Congress pass another CR or shutdown the government again? Federal News Radio survey results show feds pessimistic about either outcome.
As the House and Senate appear ready to lift the government shutdown on its third day, one question remains — who will get paid, and when?
Jan. 16 marked the 135th birthday of the Civil Service Commission – the precursor to the Office of Personnel Management.
Christmas is one of those holidays when the maximum number of people get the day off. But since the 9-11 attacks and subsequent terrorist attacks, more federal and military personnel are on duty than ever before.
Amid the threat of sequestration following the passage of President Donald Trump's tax reform bill, a bloc of House Democrats has warned House leadership of freezing federal employees' pay or reducing their benefits as a way to offset tax cuts.
Whether a government shutdown is on the horizon for the holiday season, a majority of federal employees who took a Federal News Radio survey said their federal agencies are ready if a shutdown does happen.
The Office of Personnel Management has reported a backlog of unprocessed federal employees' retirement claims that is significantly higher than it was a year ago, just before it expects to receive a spike in new cases in 2018.
Federal workers overwhelmingly list public service as one of their primary motivations for what they do. Contractors don’t.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that if health premiums jump as expected, folks will have to shop for a lower-cost plan, regardless of a pay raise and COLA.
A majority of Federal News Radio survey respondents said a recent Cato study comparing their pay against the private sector fails to provide enough context on the issue.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks which of the long list of proposed changes to federal retirement is most likely to succeed.
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, describes how federal employees can take smart action to ensure their retirement funds meet their long-term needs.
The processes that the civil service uses may be broken, or at least badly in need of repairs, but the civil service workforce is far from broken.