COLAs, Raises Set Separately
The developments on the raise and COLA seem to have reignited some of the traditional misunderstandings regarding the two types …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCOLA Count Is Even Higher
Through eight months of the counting period toward the January 2009 retiree COLA, the indicated figure stands at 4.5 percent. …More
Raises for Other Groups Would Vary
Raises for wage grade employees are set by a different locality pay system but are capped at the GS amount …More
Raise Would Be Largest Since 2004
If the 3.9 percent raise figure for 2009 progressing in Congress makes it into law, it would be the largest …More
Reciprocity Requirements Described
OPM’s proposal in the June 23 Federal Register would require reciprocity among agencies when the person meets continuous service requirements …More
Suitability Investigation Changes Proposed
OPM has proposed changes in the procedures used for determining whether current federal employees are “suitable” for their positions, aiming …More
TSP Proposals to Be Discussed
The TSP’s governing board is set to meet next week with a special advisory group representing federal employee organizations to …More
Expert’s View: Accumulating Annual Leave
As a rule, the amount of annual leave you can earn is based on your years of service, writes benefits …More
VA Plans Demonstration Project
VA has drafted plans for a demonstration project featuring pay banding and pay for performance for 150 employees in its …More
Pay Reforms at VA Sought
Legislation introduced in the Senate (S-2969) would make numerous changes in pay and certain other personnel practices at VA, including: …More
Spending Bills Target DHS System
Both the House and Senate versions of appropriations bills covering DHS take aim at the alternative personnel system that the …More
Guidance on Severe Weather Benefits Issued
OPM has issued guidance regarding personnel policies that can be invoked in response to severe weather or other emergency conditions. …More
Panel Considers Raise, A-76 Moratorium
The House Appropriations Committee is set to vote this week on a measure that endorses a 3.9 percent average federal …More
White House Threatens Veto
Before the vote, the White House issued a statement threatening to veto the bill, saying it would “provide a costly, …More
House Backs Some Paid Parental Leave
The House has passed legislation (HR-5871) that would make four of the weeks under the parental leave program paid time …More
Deadlines Coming on Retirement Coverage Change
Meanwhile, deadlines are arriving under a law passed last year to bring CBP officers into the special retirement provisions applying …More
Panel Would Boost DHS Staffing
A spending measure approved by the House appropriations subcommittee on homeland security would increase DHS staffing in several areas. It …More
NSPS Guidance Revised
DoD has issued revised guidance making several changes to the national security personnel system, in part resulting from revisions to …More
Guidance Issued on New Death Benefit
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has issued guidance on a new $100,000 death benefit for survivors of an employee who dies of …More
Reminder Sent on Deployment Benefits
OPM has sent a memo to agencies reminding them of the various benefits available to federal employees assigned to combat …More
Move Is Latest of Series
The action on the GAO bill—which now moves to the Senate—is the latest in a series of steps that Congress …More
GAO Pay System Could be Revised
The House has passed HR-5683, which would scale back in several ways the performance management and pay for performance system …More
Key Spending Bill Set for Vote
A House appropriations subcommittee has scheduled action for this week on the annual financial services-general government spending bill, a measure …More
Report Examines Sick Leave, Disability
A recent Congressional Research Service report provided an overview of federal policies on sick leave, disability retirement and injury compensation, …More
Many Issues Would Need to Be Resolved
Any change in the nonforeign area COLA system likely would be phased in over a number of years—seven, under the …More
COLA Proposal Gets an Airing
The Senate federal workforce subcommittee has held a hearing to examine proposals to eliminate the "non-foreign area" cost-of-living allowance program …More
GSA Revises Own Telework Policy
GSA has revised its internal policies on telework, part of the agency’s effort to act as a model for the …More
Telecommuting Bill also Advances
Also approved by the House was HR-4106, which would establish a presumption that federal employees are eligible to telework and …More
More Women, Minorities in SES Developmental Positions
While the percentages of women and minority group members in the SES has increased slightly in the last four years, …More
