Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Union Bargaining Ban
On June 24, 2025, U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction blocking an executive order from...
Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Down Provisions Affecting Federal Workers
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough struck down several provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill targeting federal workers as violating...
Federal Employee of the Year No Longer a Federal Employee
David Lebryk, named the 2025 Federal Employee of the Year by the Partnership for Public Service, is a former U.S. Treasury Department...
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CDC Reinstates Some Employees The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reinstated nearly 800 of the roughly 2,400 employees who...
What Are Trump Accounts?
Trump Accounts are tax-deferred investment accounts proposed in the House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” for U.S. children...
Senate Amendments Impact FERS and Annuity Supplement
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) has undergone several amendments, particularly in the Senate, affecting the Federal...
Court Proceedings Impacting Federal Employees
In a 2-1 decision on May 30, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction issued by the Northern District of...
OPM Issues Guidance Ahead of U.S. Army Festivities
In anticipation of disruptions stemming from preparations for the 250th birthday celebrations for the U.S. Army, OPM has issued guidance to...
Retirement Applications Soar in May
Likely driven by ongoing efforts to shrink the federal workforce, the number of retirement applications submitted to OPM increased sharply...
OPM Issues Merit Hiring Plan Memorandum
The Merit Hiring Plan, issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on May 29, 2025, under Executive Order 14170, aims to overhaul...
