OPM Issues Guidance on Telework Changes
OPM has issued a memo to agencies instructing them on the steps they must take in the short run and …More
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The new Congress will revisit some of the laws enacted in the last Congress, starting with a House vote this …More
Options Put Much on Table
A starting point in the upcoming budget cycle for the new congressional leaders, the White House, or both, likely will …More
Budget Proposal to Be a Key
President Obama meanwhile is to make a fiscal 2012 budget proposal in mid-February, a plan that may among other things …More
New Congress Facing Old Issues
Congress has returned to work in a new alignment, with Republicans now controlling the House and with a larger presence …More
Guidance Issued on Weather Emergencies
OPM has sent guidance to agencies regarding weather emergencies, covering topics including dismissal of employees from work, telework, special hiring …More
Telework Bill
An MSPB publication says that it’s a myth that telework negatively affects federal employees’ productivity and that in general the …More
VA Rights Also Considered
Meanwhile, Congress is considering expanded bargaining rights for certain VA "Title 38" nurses and other medical professionals, with language to …More
Expanded TSA Bargaining Rights Possible
The two largest federal unions, AFGE and NTEU, are continuing to urge the Transportation Security Administration to grant bargaining rights …More
Job Prospects for Nurses Favorable
The federal government expects a "severe shortage" of nurses in the years ahead, OPM has said, in part related to …More
DoD Carves Exception from NSPS Transition
The Pentagon has carved out an exception for 30 medical occupations from the general process of transitioning employees out of …More
Common Destinations See Some Big Declines
Several of the most common travel destinations will see significant drops in their reimbursement. For example, rates in the Washington, …More
New Per Diem Rates Announced
The reimbursable maximum lodging portion of per diem rates for federal employees on official travel will fall by an average …More
NSPS Phaseout Continuing
The phaseout of the NSPS system meanwhile is continuing, with nearly 110,000 of the 226,000 employees who at one time …More
Guidance on Social Media Issued
Meanwhile, the Office of Special Counsel, the agency that enforces Hatch Act political activities restrictions on federal employees, has issued …More
Topic Always a Touchy One
While political conversions, commonly called burrowing in, are a miniscule part of the hiring actions each year, the topic is …More
Few Political Conversions Found Questionable
GAO has taken a close look at the conversions of political appointees into career positions during the 2005-2009 period, and …More
Expert’s View: Basic Pay
Besides age and length of service, a key ingredient in computing an annuity is the amount of your basic pay, …More
Other Policies at Stake
The Senate general government appropriations bill, like its predecessors, would affect various personnel related policies. For example, it tells GAO …More
Pay, Other Details of Spending Bill Released
The Senate Appropriations Committee has released a report on the financial service-general government appropriations bill that the panel approved before …More
Payments Concentrated by Agency, Occupation
As in the past, payments are heavily concentrated by agency and occupation. By occupation, the greatest percentages went to attorneys, …More
Student Loan Program: Numbers Up, Amounts Down
Federal agencies in 2009 continued the trend toward greater use of the student loan reimbursement program as an employee recruiting …More
Expert’s View: Creditable Military Service
Military service can be creditable toward a federal retirement, whether to do so depends on a number of factors, writes …More
Several DoD Initiatives Scaled Back
DoD has scaled back its Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System, a pay for performance based system that was a Bush …More
Training, Feedback Issues Also Cited
Agencies also are failing to provide training in the skills needed, with three-fourths saying they had not received training in …More
MSPB Cites Selection, Other Issues with Supervisors
Federal agencies give too little weight to supervisory skills or potential when filling first-level supervisory positions, tending instead to place …More
FEGLI Payout Arrangement Targeted
Several members of Congress have said that they will push for a change in the default payout option for claims …More
Catch-up Contributions Reminder
Meanwhile, employees who are age 50 or above, or will be before the end of the year, and who have …More
What Happens When Limit is Hit
If FERS investors hit the dollar cap before the last pay period of the year, their contributions will shut off …More
