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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
Situation May Have Wider Implications
The situation with the pay system at GAO may have wider implications since GAO often has held itself up as …More
GAO Pay Bill Approved
The House federal workforce subcommittee has passed HR-5683 to restore the raises that some GAO employees were denied in 2006 …More
Various Policies Could Be Affected
DoD has asked for only relatively minor changes in personnel policy, including: increasing the number of allowed positions in the …More
Key DoD Bill to Begin Progress
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees over the upcoming weeks will draft their versions of the annual DoD authorization …More
Mileage Rate Increases
GSA increased the mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees using their personal vehicles for official travel from 48.5 to 50.5 …More
Pay Policy Changes Ahead at NNSA, TSA
The National Nuclear Security Administration, an arm of the Energy Department, has said it is going ahead with previously announced …More
COLA Count Up to 1.8
Through five months of the counting period toward the January 2009 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.8 percent.
Call Letter Details FEHB Provisions
OPM’s action came as part of its annual "call letter" to insurance companies that acts as the kick-off for the …More
OPM Seeks Improved FEHB Benefits
OPM is encouraging FEHB carriers to enhance hearing benefits for adults in the program for 2009, including coverage of hearing …More
GAO Outlines New Protest Rights
Meanwhile, GAO issued proposed rules in the March 21 Federal Register to carry out another recent change in contracting policy, …More
