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Your federal pay raise prospects: Is silence really the best option? | Federal News NetworkSenate Republicans included a federal pay freeze for civilian employees in their 2021 appropriations bills. So where do things stand now?

How to sock away — or lose — $1,000 next year | Federal News NetworkDuring the Open Season period, what is required from you is a little time and effort. Shop a little, save a lot. Over the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you a series of columns on best buys for you.

A federal employee’s guide to Trump and Biden’s 2020 campaign platforms | Federal News NetworkWith two weeks until the presidential election, Federal News Network reviewed the track records and campaign policies for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Here’s where they…

Good/bad news about your current health plan | Federal News NetworkThere are lots of things you can do during the upcoming season that could decrease your premium and out of pocket costs without impacting your coverage. So give it a spin.

Federal locality pay: Broken or underfunded? | Federal News NetworkThe Federal Salary Council is not recommending any new areas for 2022 but did have a lengthy debate over the future of the federal locality program.

New executive order could strip civil service protections from ‘wide swaths’ of federal workforce | Federal News NetworkA new executive order from President Donald Trump will reclassify certain current and future positions in the career civil service as a new political class known as “Schedule F.”

As locality pay list grows longer, feds may see ‘relatively lower pay increases,’ OPM says | Federal News NetworkThe Trump administration will add Des Moines, Iowa, to its list of locality pay areas, bringing the total to 54. Adding a locality pay area will directly impact 3,100 federal employees…

Federal employees will pay nearly 5% more toward health premiums in 2021 | Federal News NetworkParticipants in the FEHBP can expect to pay, on average, 4.9% more for their health insurance in 2021, but may pay more or less depending on their options.

Legislators hope to secure higher COLA for federal retirees | Federal News NetworkIn today’s Federal Newscast, two House Democrats are introducing their own legislation that would give retirees a higher cost-of-living adjustment next year.

GOVEXEC

DHS Union Asks for Removal of 'Illegal Gag Order' Asking Employees to Report on ColleaguesDepartment said that asking staff to inform on coworkers is necessary to protect national security and federal personnel.

Voting Flexibilities for Feds, and a TSA Leave BillA weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

OPM’s Final Rule Emboldens Managers to Fire Feds for Political ReasonsThe Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management has issued a final rule to allow employees to be disciplined or removed with little recourse.

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