Some Exceptions Apply
The CRS report meanwhile noted that there are several exceptions to the general cap of executive schedule level IV. For …More
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While pay caps commonly affect employees in senior pay systems such as the SES, the effect on GS employees is …More
Pay Caps Could Hit More Employees
More than 9,000 general schedule employees are now up against a pay cap, spread across half of the 32 GS …More
Pay-Setting Rules Finalized
Final rules took effect Monday (June 22) making several changes in pay policies affecting some federal "non-appropriated fund" employees, who …More
House Would Boost Foreign Service Jobs, Pay
House-passed legislation (HR-2410) would seeks to address a long-running issue among foreign service officers, who when they are sent overseas …More
Expert’s View: Electing a Deferred Annuity
If you leave government before being eligible to retire, you have two choices: you can either ask for a refund …More
No COLA for 2010 Projected; Count Still Negative
A CBO estimate projects that there will be no retiree COLA in 2010, and that inflation will remain generally low …More
Bill Contains A-76, Other Provisions
The measure also would place a three-year moratorium on future Circular A-76 contracting out studies at DoD and temporarily suspend …More
Raise, NSPS Restrictions Progress
The full House could vote this week on the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2647) containing several key personnel provisions. The …More
Domestic Partner Benefits Memo
For a closer look at the domestic partner benefits memo, go to https://www.fedweek.com in the hot free info section of …More
Need for Legislation Creates Dividing Line
Officials described the memo as an exercise of existing authorities that resulted from a review by OPM and State of …More
Some Domestic Partner Benefits Ordered
President Obama’s memo making same-sex domestic partners of federal employees eligible for certain benefits stops short of conferring eligibility for …More
Federal Legal Corner: Damages for Failure to Accommodate
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission awarded a complainant $50,000 due to the Department of Agriculture’s failure to accommodate the complainant’s …More
Green Effects of Building Program Described
GSA recently testified before a Senate committee on its program to modernize and construct federal buildings in an energy-efficient and …More
Expert’s View: Retirement Contribution Rates
The amount that federal employees must pay for their retirement system has changed many times over the years, writes benefits …More
Rehiring, Non-Foreign COLA Ideas Set Aside
Senate civil service leaders also tried to add two other benefits provisions that were not in the House version, but …More
Other Benefit Sweeteners Dropped
During voting on HR-1256, the Senate did not accept several retirement-related provisions that had been passed by the House as …More
Other Provisions Also Included
Further, the bill authorizes the TSP to create an investment "window" through which investors could direct some of their money …More
TSP Changes Approved, But Will Take Time
Several improvements to the TSP have now passed both the House and Senate and have been sent to the White …More
Hiring, Employee Programs to Get Attention
OMB has sent a memo on planning for fiscal 2011—the first year in which the Obama administration will be crafting …More
NSPS in the Crosshairs
Also under consideration as part of the DoD bill is an amendment to require that the NSPS program end in …More
Signal Sent on January Raise: 3.4 Percent
An indicator of the January 2010 federal raise has been set, with a House Armed Services panel endorsing an increase …More
House Clears Limited TSA Changes
The House has approved a reauthorization bill for TSA (HR-2200) that would make numerous policy and operational changes at TSA …More
Several FEDVIP Changes Proposed
OPM in the June 2 Federal Register proposed several changes in the FEDVIP vision- dental insurance program, including authorizing retroactive …More
Expert’s View: Health Benefits Call Letter
Each year OPM sends a letter to all FEHB carriers to solicit benefit and rate proposals for the upcoming year, …More
Policies on Specialty Drugs Vary Widely
GAO has examined policies for "specialty" prescription drugs in the FEHB and has found a wide variation in policies among …More
DoD Proposes Extension of Pay Cap Waiver
DoD has asked Congress to extend for another year a special authority waiving annual premium pay limitations for employees performing …More
House Approves Some Paid Parental Leave
A bill (HR-626) to give federal employees four weeks of paid parental leave to federal employees has cleared the House. …More
Retirement Provisions Also Included
Also included in HR-1256 are several changes in federal retirement benefits. The most significant for many employees is the crediting …More
TSP Provisions a Step Closer to Approval
A Senate amendment further would mirror several TSP-related provisions that earlier passed the House. It would require the TSP to …More
