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
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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
Difference Has Caused Controversy
The difference in treatment of unused sick leave has been a sore point for FERS employees since that system was …More
FERS Sick Leave Proposal Offered
Legislation newly offered in the House would seek to address, although only partially, the disparity in the way unused sick …More
Human Capital Officers Report Activities
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council, which coordinates personnel and certain other policies among agencies, has reported on its activities …More
Budget Measure Calls for Pay Parity
The House Budget Committee has approved a spending blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year that endorses giving federal employee and …More
Extended FEHB Coverage Proposed
Subcommittee chairman Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., said he will ask GAO for a report on creating a short-term disability benefit …More
Report Says Government Lags
A report by the congressional Joint Economic Committee said that about three-fourths of the largest 100 private sector firms offer …More
Paid Parental Leave Debated
The short-term disability insurance proposal was released just as the House federal workforce subcommittee held a hearing on the issue …More
OPM Proposes Short-Term Disability Insurance
OPM has sent Congress a legislative proposal to create a new federal insurance program, a short-term disability insurance benefit. Under …More
Chilly Month for Stock Funds
All three stock-oriented TSP funds were down for the second straight month in February, with the large company stock C …More
TSA Employee Protections Expanded
MSPB and the Transportation Security Administration have reached an agreement that expands whistleblower protections for TSA employees, who by law …More
First Phase of Records System Goes Live
The first phase of the "retirement systems modernization" project that OPM has been working on for many years has gone …More
House Telework Bill Advances
The House federal workforce subcommittee has approved HR-4106, which requires that agencies allow employees to telework to the maximum extent …More
MSPB Looks at Entry Level Hiring
A MSPB report looked at the government’s ability to hire into entry-level jobs, an issue of growing importance as more …More
Republican Leader Sets Priorities
At the same time, the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., in …More
Pay, Health Proposals Criticized, Too
The committee also said that it is "unfortunate that the President has not embraced Congress’ longstanding policy of pay parity …More
House Panel Critical of Contracting
In a counterpart letter House Oversight and Government Reform Committee criticized many of the personnel and other government management initiatives …More
Law Enforcement Proposals Opposed
The letter, from chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., also opposed the administration’s proposals to: reorganize the Federal Protective Service, which provides …More
Senate Panel to Focus on DHS Matters
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has indicated it will focus its attention to federal personnel matters this …More
Study Finds Lack of Information
There has been long-running frustration among employees, some in Congress and other telework advocates because only small percentages of federal …More
Telework Bill
The Congressional Budget Office has said that enactment of a measure to encourage teleworking by federal employees would have the …More
Improvements to Process Ordered
Meanwhile, President Bush recently issued a memo with a goal of improving the security clearance process. For a closer look, …More
OPM Touts Faster Security Clearance Record
OPM has said it is speeding up the security clearance process, which long has been mired in backlogs and extensive …More
COLA Count Jumps
Through four months of the counting period for the January 2009 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.5 percent, …More
Attempting Change Could Be Difficult
The other aspects of the DHS system, including the disciplinary, appeals and pay for performance provisions, remain on the books …More
