A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

Recent bipartisan bills seek to incorporate skills-based hiring into federal cybersecurity jobs, as well as update caps for employee separation incentives.

Nearly 329,000 full-time federal employees across 489 agencies left or were removed from their role in 2025, led by the ...

A moratorium on federal employee layoffs lapsed with the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Employees are finding ways to save on commuting and child care costs, while DHS agencies say their operations are suffering.

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education is shown in Washington, D.C. on March 12, 2025, just a day after the federal agency announces a massive reduction in force that slashed nearly half ...

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order confirming a 1% pay rise for most federal civilian employees in 2026, the smallest annual increase since 2021. The order, enacted on December ...

Hundreds of federal employees' jobs have been cut during the government shutdown - though many of those affected may have no idea - according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco on ...

Discover how the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers tax advantages and investment options for federal employees, similar to a ...

This rule change will impact about 2% of the federal workforce. About 50,000 career federal employees will find it easier to be fired and lose their ability to appeal disciplinary actions with the ...