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
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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
Value Placed on Benefits
The OMB memo also sets the value that agencies should assign to benefits in cost studies, saying that the benefits …More
OMB Projects Future Raises
OMB has told agencies to plan on federal raises being around 3 percent for the next 10 years and to …More
Problems in Injury Compensation Program Found
A GAO report has found management weaknesses in the FECA injury compensation program for federal employees, including possible overpayments of …More
OPM Posts Guidance on Retention Incentives
OPM has issued guidance on a recent change in the use of retention incentive payments that allows agencies to pay …More
Caps Affect Pay Structure, Employees.
The reason the cap is hitting more employees is that the total GS annual raises, counting both across-the-board and locality …More
Pay Caps Hitting More in GS
Because of the pay cap that applies to general schedule employees—the executive level IV rate, in 2008 $149,000—about 7,100 GS …More
High-Level Raise of 2.8 Percent Indicated
Members of Congress are in line for a 2.8 percent raise in January 2009, according to a congressional report on …More
OMB Issues Contracting Instructions
Meanwhile, OMB has sent guidance to agencies on how to carry out several changes in contracting out policy that were …More
GAO Cites Problems at DoD
At a hearing, GAO testified that government-wide spending on contractors has more than doubled in the last 10 years and …More
Standards for Contracting Examined
The House Armed Services Committee has begun examining the issue of the standards used in determining whether certain jobs must …More
Results of Merit Principles Survey
The MSPB "Merit Principles" survey touched on a variety of other issues, as well. For a closer look, go to …More
Expectations May Be Unrealistic
For employees to be satisfied with a pay for performance system, "they have to believe that their performance is fairly …More
Advantages and Disadvantages Listed
About three-fourths of employees who responded to the survey said they expected that pay for performance would increase their salaries, …More
Mixed Feelings Found on Pay for Performance
A final report by MSPB on a survey of federal employees it conducted in 2005 shows that employees have mixed …More
Panel Clears Telework, Retirement Bills
A bill (HR-4106) to further encourage the use of teleworking by federal employees is ready for a vote in the …More
TSP Proposes Rules on Interfund Transfers
The TSP has formally proposed a rule change it has been indicating for some time that it intends to pursue, …More
Long Road Ahead on Raise
The budget resolution is only an early step in the lengthy process of making spending decisions on the raise and …More
Pay Raise Moves to Next Step
Both the House and Senate have passed their own versions of a budget outline for the fiscal year that starts …More
Still No Word on New Mileage Rates
GSA says it is still considering a change in the mileage reimbursement rate for using personal vehicles on official business …More
