Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House
1 day ago — The House passed the Social Security Fairness Act Tuesday evening in a vote of 327 to 75, bringing the removal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset closer than ever to reality. Social Security’s WEP and GPO have been around for decades. The two provisions reduce and in some cases fully cancel out Social ...
Trump’s promise to revive Schedule F could become a ‘prompt ...
6 days ago — Trump’s promise to revive Schedule F could become a ‘prompt’ reality. The reappearance of a policy similar to Schedule F is likely, federal workforce experts say. But it would look different in a second Trump term. For the career civil service, there are still many unknowns in the days following President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 ...
In an age of watch lists, what can feds do to protect themselves?
2 days ago — Debra D’Agostino, a founding partner of the Federal Practice Group law firm, said agencies have an obligation to protect an employee if they’ve been notified of specific harassment from a third-party. But she said the publication of the watch list, even one that uses inflammatory language such as “targets,” likely constitutes free speech.
What now, with a coming new complexion in Congress
1 day ago — Congress. What now, with a coming new complexion in Congress. "This is where the members elect who come to town for the first time learn things like setting up a congressional office," said Loren Duggan. Tom Temin @tteminWFED. November 13, 20242:23 pm. 8 min read. The new Congress will look a lot different from the one that expires in a few weeks.
Pulse Poll: Majority of feds putting mission over politics
6 days ago — A Federal News Network “Pulse Poll” found 42% of the more than 1,000 respondents plan on staying in their jobs and another 41% say they are taking a “wait and see” approach before jumping ship. Federal News Network conducted the online survey of its audience from Nov. 6-7. “Ridiculous to even consider ceasing to serve my country over ...
What the Trump administration will mean for federal contractors
1 day ago — Tom Temin: And a final question on return to office. I’m presuming that federal employees will be under a return to the office a lot more frequently than many of them are now under a Trump administration. We saw signs of that in the last Trump administration in the liberal telework ideas could be curtailed. That would have an impact possibly ...
Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise ...
2 days ago — Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and guidance” and will partner with the Office of Management and Budget to “drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.”. He added that the move would ...