Updated: 2020 Pay Increase for Feds is Official
Last week Congress sent the FY20 NDAA to the President’s desk for signature. The NDAA included a 3.1% salary increase for federal civilian employees (the largest single increase in recent years),...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Court Denies Union Request for Rehearing, Paves Way for Full...
On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit denied union’s request for a rehearing of the court’s earlier decision which reversed and vacated the August 2018 lower court...
View ArticleDale Cabaniss Confirmed as New OPM Director
On Thursday, September 11, 2019, in a 54-38 vote, the Senate confirmed Dale Cabaniss, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years. The new OPM Director will be...
View ArticleA Personal Note…
Today is the day after Labor Day; the unofficial end of summer, and for most of us…the end of a time period at work when we take the majority of our time off to spend with friends and family, explore...
View ArticleSenate Confirmation Process For Political Appointees
President Trump’s intended nominee to serve as Vice Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Mr. B. Chad Bungard was introduced in yesterday’s episode 4 of the podcast. I mentioned having...
View ArticleBreaking: EO Issued & New Pay Tables Published for 2019 Pay Increase
On Thursday, March 28, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order implementing the 2019 pay increase authorized by Congress at the end of the shutdown showdown back in January. The EO directs the...
View ArticlePresident Trump To Nominate New OPM Director
On Monday, March 4, 2019, The White House announced President Trump’s intent to nominate Dale Cabaniss, to be the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Cabaniss will be the President’s...
View ArticleDC Area Agencies Open – Employees Have Option for Unscheduled Leave or Telework
Due to the winter storm that ran through the DC area this morning bringing, snow and sleet, federal agencies will be open tomorrow, and their employees will have the option to take unscheduled leave or...
View ArticleFederal HR News Roundup – Wednesday, February 20, 2019
My apologies to all. I’ve been meaning to get this post out since last Friday. Nonetheless, here’s a recap of all the news you’ve missed (or more than likely have probably already seen) in the past...
View ArticleThree Hour Delayed Opening for DC Area Agencies
Due to the winter storm affecting the DC area, federal agencies are open but are operating under a delayed arrival status/policy for their employees. OPM has issued the following alert: Washington, DC...
View ArticleTwo Hour Early Departure for DC Area Agencies
Due to the snow system approaching the DC region, and an expected dip in temperature, the Office of Personnel Management has issued an early departure – 2 hours staggered release notice to federal...
View ArticleDeal Reached To Temporarily Reopen Government
On Friday, February 25, 2019, after 35 days into a partial government shutdown, President Trump has announced that a deal has been reached to reopen government fully for three weeks until February 15,...
View ArticleOPM Reverses Guidance on Leave for Excepted Employees During Shutdown
On January 23, 2019, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued the following guidance to agencies currently shuttered: UPDATED (1/23/2019) FACT SHEET: Pay and Benefits Information for...
View Article2019 MLK Remembrance
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated...
View Article2019 Federal HR Outlook
In 2017, I wrote my first HR outlook for the upcoming year; it was a bleak outlook to say the least. In 2018, I didn’t even try to map out the progression of civil service policies coming from the...
View ArticleTwo Hour Delayed Opening for DC Area Agencies
Due to the winter storm affecting the DC area, federal agencies are open but are operating under a delayed arrival status/policy for their employees. OPM has issued the following alert: Washington, DC...
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Shutdown Crisis Averted…For Now
On Thursday, October 7th, 2017, Congress reached an agreement to extend current government funding levels until midnight on December 22, 2017. President Trump signed the stopgap measure on Friday....
View ArticleVA Secretary Confirmed in Unanimous Senate Vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed the ninth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday, February 13, 2017. Dr. David J. Shulkin was confirmed in a unanimous vote to lead the embattled...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Education Secretary Nominee
On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, Betsy DeVos, became the Department of Education’s eleventh secretary, since the department’s founding on May 4, 1980. DeVos was confirmed in a 51-50 Senate vote....
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Ernie’s HR Project…2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,600 times in 2015. If it...
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