Tune in today to hear our discussion on the new final rule from U.S. Office of Personnel Management aiming to prevent Schedule F’s resurrection … and what it all means for career federal employees. Federal News Network

OPM’s new Pathways updates are making it easier than ever to enter the federal workforce! For current students, recent graduates, or those who have completed apprenticeship programs, there’s a clearer path to public service. Learn more⬇️ opm.gov/policy-data-ov…

More than half of federal employees surveyed say senior leaders at their agency have not clearly explained the purpose of returning to the office. You can find more of our Federal News Network survey results (from over 6,300 responses) here: federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report…

NEWS: Oversight Committee Democrats are asking the 24 largest federal agencies how many of their employees are holding jobs while teleworking overseas, as part of the #DETO program. Most DETOs work for DoD & State Dept, but other agencies are stepping up efforts. federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/…

BREAKING: Office of Management and Budget Federal CISO Chris DeRusha is leaving and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Mike Duffy will be acting federal CISO. My exclusive: federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2024/05…

The top 10 lists of The Partnership's Best Places to Work in government are out! No. 1 for large, midsize and small agencies, and agency subcomponents, are: NASA U.S. GAO National Indian Gaming Commission PBGC Pension Benefit's Office of Negotiations and Restructuring (Story for Federal News Network) federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024…

Beyond just the rankings of The Partnership's 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, there also appears to be a broader atmospheric shift for the federal workforce. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024…

SSA 800 # was slammed on June 3. Over 463,000 calls -- 140k more calls than a few days earlier. Why? In part because of a bogus news story about a $600 payment increase. This is FALSE: No COLA until January 2025. Big thanks to all SSA staff who helped customers with this rumor.

Heard from lots of federal employees this week about ongoing issues with FSAFEDS. After doing some digging, here's my Federal News Network story with more info on the current situation. Please feel free to reach out with more details or tips (email in my bio)! federalnewsnetwork.com/benefits/2024/…

James Comer, a Kentucky Republican who is the House Oversight Committee chairman, said he contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and called on [U.S. Secret Service Director] Cheatle to appear for a hearing. apnews.com/article/secret…

Members of the Senior Executive Service could be key to solving the problem of persistent political leadership vacancies in government. But what about reforming the SES program as a whole? Story for Federal News Network federalnewsnetwork.com/ses/2024/07/am…

The most important reason to expand coverage of IVF medications and treatments in federal employee health plans, is to meet the needs of those who serve our Nation. We compiled testimonials from 36 DOJ employees to show just how critical this IVF coverage is.

Civilian feds are almost sure to see a 2% pay raise in 2025. President Biden formally announced plans for next year’s salary hike this afternoon. The pay plan accounts for a 1.7% across-the-board increase, plus an average of a 0.3% locality pay adjustment. federalnewsnetwork.com/pay/2024/08/bi…