Federal News Network has compiled an updated list of return-to-office postures, providing a simplified look at agencies’ highly nuanced telework policies.
Governmentwide, roughly 61% of telework-eligible federal employees' work hours have been in person, according to May 2024 data from the White House.
As Senate appropriators advance more spending bills, federal employees appear another step closer to seeing a 2% federal pay raise in 2025.
In new guidance, OPM said a thoughtful and intentional approach to federal remote work programs can significantly benefit employees who fit the bill.
DHS’s AI pilot to improve contractor performance ratings assessments has ended, in part, because the FAR Council case to change the rules is stuck in limbo.
OMB said in its updated Circular A-11 guidance that the President will make a final decision about the federal pay raise, but agencies should start with 3%.
Drew Mykelgard, the deputy federal chief information officer at OMB, said the updated FedRAMP policy pushes for more automation, reciprocity.
No matter the election’s outcome, the “daunting” task of presidential transition planning is already going too slow, the Partnership for Public Service said.
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision, OIRA is also touting its efforts to reduce needlessly complicated paperwork and other burdens on the public.
A proposal aims to amend the federal pay locality mapping for blue-collar feds, more closely aligning it with the General Schedule’s pay localities.
The cloud security program launched two programs, an agile delivery pilot and a new technical documentation hub, to accelerate cloud authorizations.
The 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill includes language specifically targeting federal telework reporting requirements.
OMB’s deputy federal CIO says the government aims to ensure parity with the commercial sector by modernizing policies like the one for cloud security.
Larger impacts of OPM’s hiring changes are likely further down the road, but early signs are pointing in the right direction for early-career recruitment.
With stricter measures on who can enroll — and stay enrolled — in FEHB, OPM should be able to more effectively address cost issues in the program, GAO said.