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
Human Capital Remains on High Risk List
GAO has issued its latest assessment of government programs that are high risk for mismanagement, waste and abuse, and as …More
Expert’s View: FEGLI Option B Coverage
FEGLI Option B allows employees who are covered by Basic insurance to elect additional amounts of coverage that are equal …More
Demonstration Project at USDA Approved
OPM has given final approval to a personnel demonstration project at the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety Inspection Service that, like …More
House Passes Whistleblower Protections
The House in passing an economic stimulus bill (HR-1) added language of a whistleblower protection bill that it passed in …More
More Guidance Issued on TSP Change
The TSP has issued further guidance on a recently enacted law, P.L. 110-458, that suspends for calendar year 2009 the …More
TSP Starts 2009 Like it Ended 2008
The TSP stock funds suffered yet another significantly down month in January, with the international stock I fund dropping 11.93 …More
Frequency Increases a Bit
OPM said that 61 percent of employees who telework do so at least one day a week, up 9 percentage …More
Rates Vary among Agencies
The report noted that rates of teleworking are especially low in some agencies, particularly those involved in law enforcement–with for …More
Telework Still a Work in Progress
Despite continued pushing from OPM, GSA and some members of Congress, use of the federal telework program remained relatively low …More
Expert’s View: FEGLI Option A Coverage
Option A is the first and oldest of the optional insurances under FEGLI, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. "If you …More
Security Issue Raised on USAJobs
OPM has posted a notice stating that the government’s centralized USAJobs database recently was compromised and certain account data were …More
COLA Count Starts Off Negative
Through three months of the count toward the January 2010 federal retiree COLA, the count is deep in negative territory, …More
Paid Parental Leave Bill Reintroduced
Legislation (HR-626) has been reintroduced in the House to provide four weeks of paid time to federal employees for parental …More
OPM, Other Agencies Get Acting Leaders
Kathie Ann Whipple, deputy general counsel at OPM, has been named acting director of the agency pending the nomination of …More
Criticisms, Responses Made on NSPS Rules
Federal unions say they are hopeful that the Obama administration will choose not to carry out new hiring and promotion …More
Ethics Restrictions May Broaden
New ethical restrictions ordered by the White House targeted at political appointees could be broadened to career employees who are …More
End of Open Season Extension Coming
The extension of the annual benefits open season–which ordinarily ends in early December–will expire at the end of this month. …More
New SES Hiring Methods to Be Offered
OPM plans to make available to agencies several alternative hiring methods for filling SES positions, following what it called positive …More
Mileage Rates Decline Slightly
Effective January 15, GSA lowered the mileage reimbursement rates for using personal transportation while on official government business. The most …More
More Employees Hit the Cap
General schedule employees at the top steps of the GS-15 grade in half of the city area localities will be …More
Effects of Raises Should Be Visible
Federal employees should soon start seeing in their pay statements the effects of the January 2009 pay raises, if they …More
Recommendations on Hispanic Employment Made
A report from a working group convened by the EEOC has made recommendations following a study of the state of …More
Contracting Activity Could Be Scaled Back
There’s a general expectation among employee organizations that contracting out efforts will be significantly scaled back if not eliminated during …More
New Budget Upcoming Too
Meanwhile, work will start soon on the budget for the fiscal year starting in October, fiscal 2010. Because of the …More
Leftover Budget Issues Await
One of the first orders of business for Congress and the Obama administration will be to deal with budget matters …More
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