Emerging Markets Meltdown
From late 2002 to late 2007, the MSCI index of emerging markets rose five-fold. Then a slide began, which developed …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCorrection on Last Week’s Expert’s View
The initially posted version of last week’s Expert’s View article misstated the day of the end of the current leave …More
No Word Yet on Extra Day Off
There still has been no word from the White House regarding whether President Bush will grant December 26, a Friday, …More
FSA Enrollment Reminder
During the open season period, employees must sign up for flexible spending accounts if they want to have those accounts …More
FLTCIP May Have Open Season Next Year
Those eligible can join FLTCIP at any time. It has not had an open season since the program began in …More
No Open Season for FEGLI, FLTCIP
With the open season continuing for those programs, note that there are two insurance programs that are not having open …More
Hot Free Info: Open Season Considerations Listed
OPM has compiled an overview of key issues that employees and retirees should be considering during the open season continuing …More
Switch Coming on House Side
On the House side, Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is leaving that post to take over …More
In Senate, Some Stability, Some Change
The decision of Senate Democrats to allow Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., to keep the chairmanship of the Homeland Security and …More
Pay Order Expected
President Bush is expected to issue by the end of the month an order that will decide how the January …More
Vet Employment Numbers Up Slightly
The percentage of veterans in the federal workforce rose slightly from 2006 to 2007 from 25.4 to 25.5 percent, OPM …More
Bell is Tolling for TSP Catch-up Elections
Active employees who are age 50 or above, or who will be before the end of the year, and who …More
Other Rules Finalized, Too
OPM also published final rules on: October 14, to make its policies on documentation required for the appointments of disabled …More
OPM Finalizes Student Loan Regs
OPM has published several final regulations in the Federal Register, the most significant of which came out October 31 regarding …More
Recent Pay Changes Summarized
OPM recently issued a summary of the mostly minor changes in pay policy enacted this year as part of several …More
Some Benefit Changes Bear Watching
While both the FEHB and FEDVIP benefits offerings are relatively stable from 2008 to 2009, there are some changes in …More
VC Program Is Not an Urban Myth
Voluntary contribution accounts are available only to CSRS and CSRS-Offset employees; those employees may invest an amount equal to up …More
Key Interest Rate Set
The interest rate the government uses for several purposes related to federal retirement programs–including the rate of return on "voluntary …More
MSPB Looks at Alternative Discipline
MSPB has issued a report on disciplinary methods that agencies sometimes use as an alternative to traditional methods. For a …More
Expert’s View: Self and Family Coverage in FEHB
When you enroll in the self and family option of an FEHB plan, all your eligible family members are automatically …More
Returns Reflect Investment Approaches
Currently, the income fund is invested 74 percent in the no-risk government securities G fund and 6 percent in the …More
L Fund Returns Show Diversification’s Effect
Troubling as recent returns in the stock market have been, TSP officials said at a recent board meeting that the …More
Possible Change in Senate, Too
On the Senate side, the major question is whether the Democrats will continue to allow Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., to …More
House Leadership Changes May Be Ahead
Congress returns for a session of organizational and other work starting next Monday (November 17) that is not expected to …More
Unions Will Push Their Agendas
Federal unions are saying that the changes offer opportunities for them to advance several of their priorities, including further restrictions …More
Management Approach to Be Watched, Too
During the campaign, Obama said he wanted to de-layer agencies and move more positions to the front lines and scrub …More
Speculation Abounds on Employee Issues
With the election of Barack Obama as President and strengthened Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate starting in …More
October a Frightening Month in TSP
After a period of severe swings in the markets during October, the TSP’s stock-oriented funds ended the month down substantially, …More
OPM Issues Disciplinary Guide
OPM has issued a report on agency best practices for taking disciplinary action for conduct inconsistent with antidiscrimination and whistleblower …More
ECI Used as Starting Point
In most years the ECI figure alone has effectively become the starting point for annual raise deliberations, and locality pay …More
