DHS Diversity Examined
DHS has substantially more Hispanic employees than the government as a whole but fewer women and a lower percentage of …More
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Halfway through the counting period toward the January 2009 federal retiree COLA, the inflation index used to set the COLA …More
Budget Measure Still Pending
Meanwhile, a conference on a budget resolution that often makes a non-binding recommendation on the federal raise is continuing. Leaders …More
Movement on Pay Raise Coming
The Senate Armed Services Committee this week is drafting the annual DoD authorization bill, a measure that typically contains an …More
TSP Proposals Getting an Airing
The House federal workforce subcommittee this week is holding a fairly rare oversight hearing on the TSP, focusing on a …More
TSP Finalizes Transfer Restrictions
The TSP has issued rules making final as of tomorrow (May 1) a policy generally allowing investors to make only …More
Change in RIF Procedures Proposed
OPM has proposed a change in the procedures used to create "competitive areas" during reductions in force, which are used …More
New Suitability Rules Issued
OPM published in the April 15 Federal Register final rules on employment suitability. The regulations: authorize agencies to debar from …More
OMB Sets New Policies on Card Use
OMB has sent a memo to agencies telling them to crack down on abuse of government-issued purchasing cards, although adding …More
SES Diversity Measure Also Advances
Meanwhile, the House federal workforce subcommittee has approved HR-3774, which would establish an office in OPM that would take over …More
Study of Disability Idea Included
The committee-passed measure calls for a study of the short-term disability insurance concept by GAO to be produced within a …More
Difficult Road May Be Ahead
If enacted into law, the bill would bring about the most significant expansion of federal leave policies since the Family …More
Paid Parental Leave Scaled Back, Advances
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved a proposal (HR-5781) to provide paid parental leave to federal employees, …More
Progress on Common ID Cards Examined
Nearly four years after a presidential directive to create a common government-wide ID card for employees, only 3 percent of …More
Screening Services Covered
Most FEHB enrollees are now covered for a substance abuse prevention and treatment procedure called screening and brief intervention, the …More
Expert’s View: The 80 Percent Limit
If you are a CSRS employee, the maximum amount of annuity that you can receive at retirement is 80 percent …More
Higher Leave Carryover Allowed for Some
Employees in senior level, senior scientific and professional and intelligence senior level positions are now eligible to carry over as …More
Warning Bells on VA Recruitment Sounded
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee was told at a hearing that VA already has serious problems recruiting employees for certain …More
GSA Proposes Several Reforms
GSA has sent to Congress a legislative package containing several reforms in benefits and other programs it oversees for federal …More
MSPB Examines High-Level Hiring
MSPB recently released report on the government’s hiring of employees in the GS-12 through -15 levels finding that hiring at …More
Tighter Controls on Purchase Cards Likely
Additional restrictions on the use of government-issued purchase cards appear to be on the way in light of a GAO …More
Raise Measure Gets Hung Up
he annual budget resolution measure that typically serves as a first indicator of the following year’s federal raise remains hung …More
OPM, SSA, Seek to Coordinate Applications
OPM and the Social Security Administration have signed a memorandum of understanding to adopt nationwide cooperative efforts through the federal …More
TSP Stock Funds March Downward
March was the fifth straight down month for the TSP’s large company stock C fund and small company stock S …More
GAO Examines Building Security
GAO recently reported on security at federal buildings, finding that the Federal Protective Service faces numerous challenges including staffing and …More
Credit Card Abuse Measure Set for Vote
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to approve S-789, which would require stronger controls over credit …More
