Premiums in the health-care program for federal employees and retirees will increase by 8.7 percent on average for 2023 — the largest increase in more than a decade.
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Federal salaries lag 22.5 percent behind private sector, report finds
“Pay gap” between federal employees and comparable private sector workers has stayed about steady over the two years since the last assessment by the Federal Salary Council.
Federal employee satisfaction, engagement show steep drop under Biden
A study finds federal employees less satisfied with their jobs ]and less engaged with their work despite the change to the avowedly pro-employee Biden administration.
Investors criticize federal retirement savings program over new system
Lawmakers are demanding answers as federal workers and retirees report widespread problems with a new operating platform for their retirement savings program.
Federal retirement savings program to widely expand investment options
The Thrift Savings Plan will open a long-planned mutual fund “window” June 1, allowing for targeted investing in stock, bond, commodities and other markets in addition to the index-based funds the TSP itself offers.
Democrats regain control of board overseeing labor relations for feds
The vote on Susan Tsui Grundmann for a seat on the three-member Federal Labor Relations Authority has been a top priority for federal unions, who have been waiting for a Democratic majority to reverse a number of Trump-era decisions they argue are over…
White House tells agencies to delay vaccine mandate after court win
The White House told federal agencies on Thursday to hold off on reinstating a coronavirus vaccination mandate for millions of employees, hours after an appeals court rejected an earlier injunction that had blocked the executive order.
Federal agencies must test unvaccinated workers weekly starting in February, Biden administration says
Federal agencies must test unvaccinated employees at least weekly starting Feb. 15, the Biden administration said in new guidance issued on Tuesday.
Federal employees to receive raises of up to 3.2 percent in January
Most federal employees in the Washington area will receive a pay raise of just above 3 percent in January 2022 while raises in other areas will range from about 2.4 to 3.2 percent.
Federal agencies won’t seriously discipline vaccine holdouts until next year, White House tells unions
Agencies will continue to counsel, but not suspend or fire, federal employees who have not yet complied with vaccine mandate until at least early next year, the White House has told unions.