Congress is running out of time to fund the government for fiscal year 2022, as the current continuing resolution expires Dec. 3. That deadline approaches as Congress also works through big ticket items like the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill and the Build Back Better Act. Jessica Klement, staff vice president for policy and […]
The government avoided a shutdown by passing a bill to fund the government into early December. Jessica Klement, staff vice president of policy and programs at NARFE, discussed what a government closure would have meant for federal employees. Klement said it is now a law that employees know they will get paid eventually in a […]
The House Armed Services Committee is working on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate Armed Services Committee completed its bill last week, mostly behind closed doors. The final bill’s pay raise provision will impact more than just uniformed personnel. Jessica Klement, staff vice president of policy and programs at the […]
Healthcare premiums could be going up for some federal employees. The Senate’s new postal reform bill would change the mix of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plan and might leave people out of it. Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President of Policy and Programs for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), said […]
A new review of the Office of Personnel Management and its potential merger into the General Services Administration is finished. The National Academy of Public Administration says transferring some OPM duties to the Office of Management and Budget and merging others into GSA would not fix the problems at the agency. Jessica Klement, Staff Vice […]
Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President for Policy and Programs at NARFE, and Joanna Friedman, Partner at The Federal Practice Group, talk about some of the most important news for federal employees to pay attention to from the past week
Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President of Policy and Programs at NARFE, discusses federal employee executive orders and prioritization of human capital
Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President of Policy and Programs for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the Schedule F executive order’s effect on OMB and implications for other agencies
