Federal Legal Corner: Letter to Civil Rights Office Timely Contact
On December 1, 2008, a U.S. Court of Appeals held that a federal employee’s letters to the director of her …More
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For the first time in the current counting period toward the January 2010 federal retiree COLA the inflation count was …More
CRS Examines Options on Awards Programs
The Congressional Research Service recently produced a study of federal employee award programs. For a closer look, go to https://www.fedweek.com …More
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America needs you. The economic crisis that has led to the evaporation of millions of jobs is having a profound …More
Halt to NSPS Conversions Requested
Two House members with substantial say over the future of NSPS have asked the Pentagon to stop moving employees into …More
NSPS Ratings Creeping Up
Performance ratings for employees under the NSPS system continued to creep upward in 2008, the third year in which substantial …More
NSPS Raises Averaged 6.41 Percent, Plus Bonuses
Employees under the NSPS system received an average raise of 6.41 percent in January, plus an average bonus of 1.94 …More
Expert’s View: Assignment of Benefits and Living Benefits
Two special features of the FEGLI program are the opportunity to assign your Basic, Option A or Option B benefits …More
Little Interest in Ideas in Past
Many of the options listed in the report have been raised in similar reports going back a number of years …More
Several Options Focus on Retirement Benefits
Two of the options focused specifically on FEHB benefits for retirees. One, which CBO estimated to save $11 billion over …More
Familiar Savings Ideas on FEHB Floated
CBO has issued a report of possible cost-saving measures on health insurance spending that contains variations of several similar ideas …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Vet Hiring
OPM has sent a memo to agencies telling them that in light of a court decision, they must use the …More
Expert’s View: Adding FEGLI Coverage
While very few employees waive their Basic coverage, a lot more don’t sign up for one or more of the …More
Retirement Proposals Reintroduced
Legislation (HR-958) has been reintroduced in the House to allow employees under the FERS system to get credit in their …More
SSA Faces Internal, External Challenges
GAO noted that all projections show an increasing burden on the agency in years ahead to process retirement and disability …More
SSA Staff Shortages Starting to Show
Restrictions on SSA staffing at a time of growing demand on the agency are starting to show in the form …More
Whistleblower Provisions Dropped
As the bill was prepared for final voting, language that had been added in the House to expand protections for …More
Stimulus Plan Calls for Green Fed Buildings
The Obama administration has set its sights on making federal government buildings green, including federal courthouses. This will mean efforts …More
Skepticism Elsewhere Runs Deep
The report’s assessment stands in sharp contrast to other views on the program. Employee organizations have criticized virtually every aspect …More
Last Word from Bush Team on NSPS Issued
In what amounts to the Bush administration’s parting word on its signature initiative on federal pay and personnel management, OPM …More
OPM Encourages Use of Leave Waiver
OPM has sent a memo to agencies encouraging them to use their authority to waive a requirement to recover excess …More
Whistleblower Bill Focus Shifts to Senate
Attention has shifted to the Senate on plans that are making progress to expand whistleblower protections for federal employees, following …More
FERS Redeposit Bill Offered
Legislation (HR-828) offered in the House by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., would allow FERS employees who took a refund of …More
Recent Ethics Policy Changes Summarized
The Office of Government Ethics recently sent to federal agencies summarizing recent changes in federal employee ethics policies. For a …More
Expert’s View: FEGLI Option C Coverage
If you are covered by FEGLI Basic insurance, Option C allows you to purchase coverage for your spouse and any …More
FSA Grace Period Reminder
Federal employees who had flexible spending accounts in 2008 and who did not spend all the available money during the …More
Old, New Budget Issues Pending
Congress late this month likely will take up a spending bill affecting most federal agencies for the second half of …More
Moves, Job Losses Lie Ahead
The GAO report estimated that the base closings round will involve the relocation of 123,000 civilian and military personnel, although …More
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GAO: Base Closings Will Go Down to Wire
Many of the DoD base closings and realignments approved in 2005 aren’t scheduled to be finished until close to the …More
