Overview of Reform Bill

A measure recently passed by the Senate (S-129) could be the major civil service reform bill to move through Congress this year, since legislative working time is short. While not as far-reaching as bills in recent years that allowed the Defense and Homeland Security departments to overhaul their personnel policies, the measure does contain several government-wide changes in bonus, hiring, leave, retirement and other practices. For a summary of the bill prepared by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, go to https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp in the hot free info section of our website.