Processing Time For Federal Retirement Applications Increases
The average processing time for federal retirement applications has risen to 76 days, a 6-day increase from August’s 70-day average. This...
Bills Introduced to Aid Federal Employees During Government Shutdowns
Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), have introduced the Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act,...
Federal Retirement Applications Surge Amid Government Shutdown
As the federal workforce navigates a government shutdown, a massive wave of federal retirement applications triggered by the Deferred...
Government Shutdown Begins: What Federal Workers Need to Know
As of midnight, there’s officially a government shutdown after Congress failed to pass funding legislation. For federal employees, this...
Anticipated Retirement Surge and DRP Reshape Federal Workforce
As the fiscal year draws to a close, tens of thousands of federal employees face the expiration of their deferred resignation periods,...
Employee Layoffs Threatened Amid Government Shutdown Standoff
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Trump administration has directed federal agencies to prepare for significant employee...
OPM Implements Forced Distribution for SES Performance Ratings
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has finalized a significant rule that introduces forced distribution into the performance...
POPVOX Launches Departure Dialogues for Federal Employees
The federal government is filled with programs that shape the daily lives of Americans, yet the people most familiar with how those...
The “Rule of Many”: A New Era for Federal Hiring
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has officially replaced the long-standing “rule of three” with the new “rule of many,”...
Looming U.S. Government Shutdown
As the September 30 funding deadline nears, the U.S. faces another government shutdown. Without passage of either full-year appropriations...
