In a letter to Congress on Thursday, President Trump said he is exercising his authority to implement a 2019 pay freeze for civilian federal employees more…
Social Security Benefits Lose 34% of Buying Power Since 2000, Study Shows
The study’s findings indicate the loss occurred even though beneficiaries received a 2% annual cost-of-living adjustment for 2018. The Senior Citizens League estimates the 2019 COLA 2019 will be about 3.3% more…
Senate Approves 2019 Federal Pay Raise
While the Senate approved a pay increase for civilian federal employees for next year, it will need to resolve its differences with the House more…
Bill Would Protect Telework Participation From “Sweeping Bans”
If passed, the legislation would increase teleworking for employees at federal agencies amid proposed reduction of such options by the Trump administration more…
IRS to Address Recent Changes to 529 Education Savings Plans
The Internal Revenue Service plans to issue regulations on three recent tax law changes affecting popular 529 education savings plans more…
White House Resists Senate Proposal for 2019 Pay Raise
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Tuesday expressed opposition to a Senate spending bill… more…
Bipartisan Legislation Would Provide Financial Relief to Some Federal Employees
If passed, the bill would close a loophole that prevents certain federal workers from having additional taxes on their moving expenses fully reimbursed. more…
House Remains Silent on 2019 Federal Pay Raise
The final pay raise could involve negotiations between the two legislative chambers before it’s officially announced likely in late December. more…
Proposed New Locality Pay Areas Would Affect More Than 62,000 Federal Employees in 2019
The Office of Personnel Management issued a proposal Monday in the Federal Register to add four new locality pay areas in 2019 more…
IRS Redesigning Form 1040 for 2019 Tax Season
The new form consolidates the three versions of the 1040 into one simple form — about half the size of the current version more…