In Your Dreams Department
A congressional report earlier this year said that following federal pay law for the January 2009 general schedule raise would …More
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The Federal Salary Council, a key advisory group on general schedule pay, is set to meet September 5 and 30. …More
COLA Count Up to 6.2
Through ten months of the counting period toward the January 2009 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 6.2 percent, …More
Correction: Life Insurance Procedure
In the Expert’s View column of August 13 on FEGLI and those called to active duty, it was stated that …More
Expert’s View: Sick Leave Credit for FERS?
In a surprising turn of events, the House has approved language that would give FERS employees service time credit for …More
MSPB Reports on Appeals Outcomes
Of the nearly 6,900 employee appeals to MSPB in 2007, just above half were dismissed without a hearing, usually for …More
Ethics Office Tees Up Guidance on Events
DoD’s ethics office has issued guidance on the restrictions on employees accepting invitations to play golf or to attend sporting, …More
What Happens When Cap is Hit
If FERS investors hit the dollar cap before the last pay period of the year, their contributions will shut off …More
Guard Against Hitting TSP Dollar Cap
This time of year is a good point for FERS employees to check to make sure they won’t lose government …More
RIF Procedural Change Finalized
OPM published in the August 11 Federal Register final rules to carry out changes in RIF procedures that it says …More
New Per Diem Rates Announced
GSA has released its annual update of per diem reimbursements for federal travelers, raising the rates in many cities but …More
Pay Order May Be Coming
Under federal pay law, the President has an annual opportunity, with an August 31 deadline, to make a federal pay …More
Report on Postal Employment Issued
The Congressional Research Service has issued a report finding that overall postal service employment has held about steady over the …More
Expert’s View: FEGLI and Those Called to Active Duty
A recent change in law allows those called to active duty to continue their FEGLI life insurance for a second …More
Value of TSP Changes Assessed
A proposal that has cleared the House to would automatically enroll all newly hired federal employees with a required personal …More
Some New Ideas, Some Old
The Senate measure also orders OPM to report on its steps to improve communication to employees about dependent care programs …More
Pay, Retirement System Language Included
The Senate measure also includes language to guarantee that federal employees who are called to active military duty continue would …More
Provisions Could Be Controversial
According to the analysis, competitions that involve work performed by contractors "are rare. Most public-private competitions involve work performed by …More
New ‘Insourcing’ Rules Would be Set
According to a report on the measure filed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, the bill would set a new series …More
Spending Bill Includes Policy Changes
The financial services-general government spending bill pending in the Senate contains several significant provisions for federal employees beyond providing for …More
Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases
GSA has increased, effective August 1, the mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees using their personal vehicles for official business …More
Paycheck, GAO Bills Advance
The House has passed HR-6073, which would provide that federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer—as the large …More
Concerns Raised on Building Security
GAO recently reported on staffing, funding and other challenges facing the Federal Protective Service, the agency that provides physical security, …More
TSP Returns Not So Hot in July
Four of the five TSP funds posted losses in July, with the international stock I fund down 3.72 percent, the …More
Sick Leave Provision a New Twist
The language on FERS sick leave seeks to address a longstanding complaint by employees in that system, that they generally …More
TSP, FERS Sick Leave Provisions Advance
In one of its last actions before recessing, the House attached provisions involving the TSP and FERS sick leave policy …More
DHS Appropriations Also Pending
Neither the House nor Senate has voted on the DHS appropriations measures, both of which seek to boost employment, particularly …More
DoD Bill Still Pending in Senate
Before recessing the Senate took up but did not finish work on its version of the annual DoD authorization bill …More
Congress Leaves Much Work Unfinished
Congress has gone into a recess that will last until September 8 without taking action on a number of key …More
