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
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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
Guard Against Hitting TSP Dollar Limit
This time of year is a good point for FERS employees to check to make sure they won’t lose government …More
Military Spouse Preference Finalized
Meanwhile, OPM has finalized another Bush administration initiative, to provide a hiring preference for military spouses that will be discretionary …More
Time in Grade Policy Stays in Place
OPM has decided to leave in place a traditional policy that requires competitive service GS employees in GS-5 and above …More
Agencies Prodded on Employee Satisfaction
OPM has issued a memo to agencies telling them to assess their performance on employee satisfaction as reflected in the …More
New SES Office Established
OPM will establish a new office responsible for overseeing the SES program, including issues such as providing training on leadership …More
Benefits for Deployed Civilians Vary
GAO has found that benefits often vary for federal employees who are deployed overseas in their civilian capacities (not as …More
Rules on Death Benefit Published
The Labor Department has published interim rules to carry out a change in law enacted as part of a DoD …More
New Per Diem Rates Set
GSA has released new per diem rates for federal travelers effective October 1, raising the meals and incidentals expenses reimbursement …More
Pay Order Is a Possibility
Under federal pay law, the President has an annual opportunity, with an August 31 deadline, to make a federal pay …More
Acquisition Workforce, Hiring Issues Debated
An OPM official recently testified before the Senate on issues including planning for the federal acquisition workforce and hiring process …More
Student Loan Reimbursements Increase
The usage of the student loan reimbursement program continued to increase in calendar year 2008 as measured by the number …More
Different Measures, Measuring Periods Used
The two types of adjustments don’t track each other and one sometimes is significantly larger than the other. That happened …More
COLAs, Raises Don
There apparently remains a misperception among federal employees and retirees that COLAs and pay raises are linked in some way, …More
