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President Bush has signed legislation (P.L. 110-325) to broaden eligibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to federal …More
Several Bills Signed
President Bush has signed into law (P.L. 110-321) a bill to extend for one year the State Department’s authority to …More
Open Season also Affects FEDVIP, FSA Programs
Meanwhile, premiums in the FEDVIP dental and vision insurance program also will increase, by 5.7 percent on average among dental …More
Relatively Few Changes in Offerings
The number of carriers available in the program will fall slightly to 269, mostly because of dropouts of some relatively …More
Health Rates Rising 7.9 Percent on Average
After two years of average premium increases of around 2 percent, the enrollee share of premiums in the FEHB program …More
Continuing Funding Includes Raise
The continuing resolution to provide agencies with funding for the fiscal year starting today (October 1) includes a provision for …More
COLA Count Retreats
With one month left in the counting period for the January 2009 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 6.0 …More
Guidance Issued on Voting Time Off
OPM has sent a reminder to agencies that they have authority to grant excused absence to employees for voting, an …More
OPM Sets Criteria for Referral Bonuses
OPM has issued guidance on a little-known program under which federal employees can be eligible for cash payments or awards …More
Expert’s View: The Level of FEHB Coverage in Retirement
Benefits expert Reg Jones continues his series on misconceptions about health insurance benefits in retirement by examining the interplay between …More
VA Personnel Changes Advance
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has passed, as part of a larger veterans benefits bill (S-2969), several proposed changes in …More
Special Hiring Authorities Extended
The Senate has passed and sent to the White House HR-6456, which extends for one year the State Department’s authority …More
Foreign Service Pay Changes Assessed
A bill (HR-3202) to change pay practices in the foreign service would substantially increase pay for many of those posted …More
GAO Pay Bill Approved
Congress has sent to the White House a bill (HR-5683) designed to revise in several ways the pay for performance …More
Key Measures Go Down to Wire
With less than a week left in the current fiscal year, Congress still has passed none of the regular appropriations …More
Placement Rules Also Proposed
OPM also proposed, in the September 8 Federal Register, various changes in policies relating to priority placement programs for employees …More
OPM Proposes Training, Other Rules Changes
OPM published in the September 2 Federal Register a variety of proposed changes in the law governing the training and …More
Overview of Purchase Card Program
The following Congressional Research Service report examines the history and issues involved in the government’s purchase card program. For a …More
Card Crackdown Would Come at a Cost
Legislation pending a full Senate vote (S-789) to tighten restrictions on use of purchase cards by federal employees would itself …More
Veto Threatened on Contracting Moratorium
The White House has threatened to veto the fiscal 2009 DoD authorization bill (S-3001) over several provisions including language that …More
Budgetary Uncertainty Continues
Congress still hopes to work only about two more weeks before leaving for the campaign season, meaning that numerous proposals …More
Plans to Address Concerns Also Lacking
The report further said that DoD does not have an action plan to "address the generally negative employee perceptions of …More
NSPS Ratings System Questioned
GAO has issued a mixed assessment of DoD’s national security personnel system, saying that while the department has put in …More
All But One TSP Fund Positive in August
All TSP funds except the international stock I fund posted gains in August, with the small U.S. company stock fund …More
Special Rules for ALJs Described
The Congressional Research Service has issued a report describing the special hiring, performance evaluation and other rules applying to administrative …More
Expert’s View: When FEHB Claims are Disputed
While most health plan decisions about what is covered are correct, there are times when they may not be, writes …More
Comparability Another Issue
CBO said that "providing a more generous benefit to employees may enhance the federal government’s ability to retain employees after …More
Cost One Issue on Parental Leave Benefit
Also pending in the Senate is a House-passed bill to provide employees with four weeks of paid leave for parental …More
