A new bill aims to standardize the telework request process for federal employees and establish an appeals process for ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. Federal employees will pay higher prices for health insurance in 2027. On average, federal employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. A federal judge is weighing whether to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from relocating thousands of employees. A ...

For federal employees, Open Season is the annual opportunity to evaluate and adjust benefits that help protect their health, their families, and their long-term financial security. Whether you’re ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) set performance ratings caps for the fiscal year 2026 performance ratings cycle, which ends September 30, 2026. In a new ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. Lawmakers are making a last-ditch attempt to secure a pay raise for federal civilian employees in 2027. This after President Trump submitted an alternative pay ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to face staffing shortfalls in critical positions, with the number of reported severe occupational staffing ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. A group of Senate Democrats is again pressing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to suspend plans to collect detailed health insurance data on federal ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. There’s new leadership at the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) healthcare and insurance division with open season right around the corner and the agency ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. A federal judge in San Francisco declined to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) reorganization for now. In her ruling, Judge Susan Illston rejected ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. President Trump proposed a freeze on base and locality pay for most civilian federal employees in 2027. However, certain federal law enforcement personnel would ...

Written By Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. A coalition of federal employee unions filed a lawsuit to stop implementation of two major rule changes from the Trump administration that affect how federal ...