Promotion Rule Change Delayed Again
OPM has delayed for a second time a rule change initiated by the Bush administration that would end the requirement …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersExpert’s View: Part-Time Work and Retirement
Under current law, the annuity of someone who performed part-time work would be greater if the part-time service were performed …More
Reminder Sent on Emergency Flexibilities
OPM has sent a reminder to agencies regarding special personnel authorities available for use in emergencies including pandemic influenza, covering …More
Path Appears Clearer This Time
A similar parental leave bill passed the House last year but never reached a Senate vote, due largely to a …More
Paid Parental Leave Advances
A measure (HR-626) to provide four weeks of paid parental leave time to federal employees has cleared the House Oversight …More
Contracting, Other Policies Addressed
In a separate budget document, the administration would allow the current moratorium on starting new cost studies under OMB Circular …More
Effect of Savings Proposals Likely Limited
A separately proposed list of proposed program terminations, reductions and other savings initiatives likely will have relatively little direct impact …More
Little to Say on Other Issues
The detailed budget proposal had little to say on several other employment-related issues in which the Obama administration’s intentions are …More
Budget Says Little on Pay, Benefits
The White House has issued final details of its budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts in less than …More
Survey Highlights Differences in Intelligence Agencies
Employees of intelligence agencies are more satisfied with their jobs and have a more positive view of their senior leaders …More
April Showers Gains on TSP Investors
All three TSP stock-oriented funds posted substantial gains in April, with the small company stock S fund leading the way …More
Numbers Up Slightly
OPM also that its latest data show that about 103,000 federal employees teleworked at least once a month in 2008, …More
OPM Crafts Program to Boost Telework
OPM has announced a series of initiatives to boost the telework program, acting administratively to adopt many of the ideas …More
Expert’s View: FERS and Buying Back Service
Congress is considering reversing the policy that currently prevents FERS employees from making a payment to recapture service time if …More
Employment of Those with Disabilities Examined
The National Council on Disability, a federal entity, has issued a report on the employment of those with disabilities by …More
More Contracting Restrictions Proposed
Legislation (S-924) offered in the Senate would continue the freeze on conducting new cost studies under OMB Circular A-76 while …More
Open Election Period Planned
The FLTCIP has not had an open season since the program was created in 2002–during that time, active employees and …More
Premium Hikes, Other Changes Coming to FLTCIP
Several benefit changes are ahead in the FLTCIP long-term care insurance program, in light of a new contract award in …More
Retirement System Upgrade Not So EZ
OPM continues to struggle to put in place an upgraded retirement record-keeping, processing and customer service system dubbed RetireEZ, according …More
Special TSA Personnel Policies Targeted
Transportation Security Administration screeners would gain full bargaining rights and the same protections from whistleblower protection available to most other …More
DoD Looks to Expand Acquisition Workforce
The Pentagon has said that it in effect wants to contract-in much of the acquisition-related work now being done by …More
Expert’s View: FERS and Sick Leave
Since the creation of the FERS system, employees under FERS haven’t been eligible to credit unused sick leave toward their …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Flu Issues
In response to concerns about pandemic flu, OPM has sent to agencies guidance on several issues of direct and indirect …More
DoD Addresses NSPS Ratings Issue
DoD has released the following document designed to counter criticisms regarding the rating process used in the NSPS program, in …More
Financial Incentives Also Proposed
OPM also encouraged carriers to submit proposals for "health promotion or wellness incentives" up to $250 per year per enrollee, …More
Some Benefit Changes Sought
One change mandated by law enacted last year for all health plans requires carriers to offer parity in benefits for …More
FEHB Initiatives Outlined
OPM has once again urged FEHB carriers to hold down premiums in the program through an emphasis on managing costs …More
Federal Legal Corner: Reemployed Annuitant’s Restoration Rights
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that reemployed annuitants are “employees” for …More
Green Spending Provisions Summarized
A Congressional Research Service report has summarized the energy-saving provisions in the recently enacted economic stimulus law, including provisions creating …More
Transit Subsidy Maximum Raised
The recently enacted economic stimulus bill raised the tax-free limit on subsidies that employers, including federal agencies, may provide to …More
