Pay Parity Advances
Both the Senate and House versions of a spending outline for fiscal 2010, called the budget resolution, contain language backing …More
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The Congressional Research Service has issued a report summarizing the issues and proposals related to the use of government purchase …More
COLA Count Still Negative
The count toward the January 2010 federal retiree COLA remains in negative territory at – 4.1 percent through five months …More
Lieberman Backs Pay Parity
The head of the Senate committee that handles federal employee issues, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., has endorsed parity between federal …More
Expert’s View: Deferred vs. Postponed Annuities
Benefits expert Reg Jones continues his series on the types of retirement by examining the difference between deferred and postponed …More
OPM Addresses Agency Hiring Needs
Meanwhile, OPM has encouraged agencies to make greater use of several special hiring authorities to meet new staffing needs due …More
Retiree Rehiring Measure Introduced
A bill offered in the Senate (S-629) would ease restrictions on federal retirees returning to work for the government by …More
Impact of Provisions Weighed
CBO has estimated that automatic investment would be worth nearly $1 billion over 10 years to employees who otherwise would …More
TSP, Retirement Provisions Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved the federal retirement provisions of a bill (HR-1256) that earlier passed …More
NSPS Policies Continuing–at Least for Now
DoD has said that many aspects of NSPS will continue as usual while the Obama administration conducts a review of …More
TSP Warns of Hoax
The TSP has said there’s no truth to an Internet site and a chain e-mail making the rounds of federal …More
Green Buildings Duties Spread Among Agencies
A Congressional Research Service report has found that responsibilities for green building programs both inside and outside government property are …More
OPM Tries to Take Bite out of Vet Hiring Problem
OPM has allowed all agencies to use the direct hire authority for veterinarian medical officer positions at the GS-701-11/15 grade …More
VA Pay Measures Offered
Companion bills offered in the House (HR-919) and Senate (S-252) would raise salaries for nurses, physicians, dentists and executives who …More
Contracting Out Program Targeted
Congress has passed and President Obama has signed a budget measure covering most of the government for the rest of …More
Pay Freeze at Top Levels Possible
House leaders have said they will support a pay freeze for members of Congress in 2010, a type of action …More
FERS, TSP Ideas Catch Ride on Other Bill
Several retirement-related proposals have been approved by a House committee and attached to an unrelated tobacco policy bill, a repeat …More
FEHB Call Letter Pending
OPM is due to soon issue its annual "call letter," in which it outlines the coverage features it wants in …More
Administration Orders Review of NSPS
In a move that could lay the groundwork for significantly revising or even abandoning the national security personnel system, the …More
Postal Benefit Cuts? Never Mind
Postal organizations say that there was a mistake in the Obama administration’s preliminary budget for 2010 where it recommended requiring …More
Nonforeign Area COLA Reform Offered
Legislation (S-507) has been reintroduced in the Senate to replace the "nonforeign area" COLA system with locality pay. Those COLAs …More
Alternative Systems Now Widespread
OPM has said that more than 360,000 federal employees are now under "alternative" pay systems, about half of those under …More
Expert’s View: Immediate Retirement — FERS
Benefits expert Reg Jones continues his series on the types of retirement by examining the eligibility rules for immediate retirement …More
DHS May Grant Screeners Bargaining Rights
DHS is conducting an internal review to determine if the department has the authority to grant collective bargaining rights to …More
Other Retiree Bills Reintroduced
Meanwhile, separately proposed legislation (HR-1203 and S-491) would make federal retirees eligible for premium conversion. Also, a Senate version (S-484) …More
Ideas Have Checkered History
The provisions of the bill have made only sputtering progress in Congress when introduced in the past. For example, the …More
Government Vacation Rewards Cruise and Resort Vacation Blow Out!
Check out these amazing getaways today. Cruise Bargains ————— * Kids sail half-price on Disney Cruise Line®! Kids 12 and …More
Broad Retirement Bill Offered
Legislation (HR-1263) pulling together several long-running federal retirement proposals has been introduced by the new chairman of the House federal …More
Administration Makes First Moves on A-76
In the Obama administration’s first moves on contracting out policy under OMB Circular A-76, the IRS has canceled private collection …More
TSP Returns Stay Cold in February
All three stock-oriented TSP funds posted losses exceeding 10 percent in February, with the large company stock C fund down …More
