Your Bonus is No Longer Guaranteed: New Rules Tighten Federal Performance Awards
New OPM guidance tightens the rules on federal performance awards. Why bonuses many people budget around are now less predictable, and what to do.
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Your Financial Security is Not a Performance Award
Agencies are being told to reserve monetary awards for high performers only. Why a bonus should never be load-bearing in a household budget.
Your Last Line of Defense is You: Union Contracts Vanish
Agencies are moving quickly to cancel union contracts across government. What protections disappear with the contract, and which ones are statutory.
The Safety Net is Gone: Agencies Move to End Union Contracts
With the final ban on the anti-union executive order lifted, agencies began disavowing contracts. Where that leaves representation and your benefits.
Workplace Under Siege: Rising Threats to IRS Employees Demand a Personal Security Plan
A TIGTA report describes rising threats and hostility toward IRS employees. Why personal security now belongs in the same plan as your finances.
Your Financial Future is Now Your Responsibility: Union Protections Stripped
The last legal safeguard on federal union rights has fallen. What losing representation means for the benefits you were relying on it to defend.
New OPM Limits on Reorganization Leave Create a Looming Crisis for Federal Employees
An OPM directive limits the leave available during reorganizations and realignments. What the new pressure means if your office is being restructured.
Beyond the Numbers: The Hidden Crisis of Federal Job Cuts
Behind the headline job-cut figures sits an erosion of services and a workforce under strain. What the numbers do not show, and what it means for you.
TSP Posts Strong Gains in July: Your Retirement Plan Demands Attention
The C, S and I Funds all gained in July. Why a strong month is the time to check your allocation against your date, not to admire the balance.
Your Financial Security is the Mission: DoD Staffing Crisis Highlights Urgent Need for a Plan
A Senate panel has warned over dangerously low DoD staffing. What thin staffing across agencies means for workload, and for your own preparedness.
Service Meltdown at IRS & SSA Puts Your Financial Future at Risk
More than 50 members of Congress have warned about staff and budget cuts at the IRS and SSA. What degraded service at both agencies costs you directly
New Workplace Friction Looms as OPM Greenlights Religious Expression
OPM guidance directs agencies to accommodate religious expression at work, including proselytizing. What the change means for the federal workplace.