Uncertain Road Ahead for DHS Policies
It could be some time until the direction of personnel policies at DHS is settled, following the department’s decision to …More
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"There also is a need for agencies to be able to retain recently retired federal employees to assist with short-term …More
OPM Repeats Benefit Proposals
OPM has issued a document to accompany its fiscal 2009 budget request that repeats several proposals made last year, and …More
Expert’s View: Retirement Systems Modernization
One response by OPM to the coming retirement wave is the retirement systems modernization project, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. …More
Greater Whistleblower Protections Sought
Legislation newly introduced in the House (HR-4650) by Rep. Al Wynn, D-Md., seeks to strengthen protections for federal employee whistleblowers …More
Shares at Top Levels Lower, Though
The data also show that ethnic minorities and women remain under-represented at top levels. Blacks fill just 12.2 percent of …More
Minority Representation in Workforce Rises
The percentages of ethnic minority group members in the federal workforce continues to rise, and each group except for Hispanics …More
Pilot Project on USERRA Claims Ends
A pilot project that allowed federal employees to file claims directly with the Office of Special Counsel under the Uniformed …More
DoD Seeks Relatively Minor Changes
DoD has sent its annual request for changes in civilian personnel policies, a document that sets the stage for the …More
OPM Touts Alternative Personnel Systems
Meanwhile, OPM has released a report touting benefits of alternative personnel systems, including demonstration projects, which prominently feature pay for …More
Chances of Expansion Appear Questionable
Subcommittee members voiced a reluctance to allow any expansion of pay for performance systems, and indicated that existing systems will …More
Performance Pay Gets Skeptical Hearing
In a session that could help determine the future of pay for performance systems in federal agencies, the House federal …More
Pay Offset Can Be Waived for Some
OPM has granted DHS authority to waive the usual offset that applies between salary and annuity when rehiring federal retirees, …More
Expert’s View: 2008 Changes
If you work for the federal government, are married, and die while still employed, your surviving spouse is entitled to …More
Inconsistencies in Policies Cited
One justification that OPM cited for ending the time in grade rule is that it applies to competitive service GS …More
OPM Targets Time-in-Grade Rule
OPM in a February 6 Federal Register noticed proposed eliminating the time-in-grade restriction on advancement in certain federal jobs. Currently, …More
Budget Projects Job Growth
The White House’s budget proposal for fiscal 2009 projects continued job growth for federal employees. It says that since 2001 …More
Other Policies Also Changing
OPM said that the law makes several other benefits policy changes including extending the authority of agency heads to waive …More
Guidance Sent on Leave Policy Changes
Meanwhile, OPM has sent guidance to agencies (CPM 2008-04) on changes to leave and certain other policies contained in that …More
Other Procedures Affected
The summary also notes that the new law specifies that NSPS must follow certain general federal employment laws even though …More
DoD to Revise NSPS Policies
DoD has said it will revise rules and implementing guidance covering its national security personnel system in light of the …More
Not a Happy New Year for TSP Stock Funds
All three stock-based TSP funds were down substantially in January, with the international stock I fund losing 8.52 percent, the …More
Hot Free Info: The Congressional Reserch Service
The Congressional Research Service recently summarized bills targeting the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset provisions at a recent …More
DoD Bill Addresses Other Areas
The DoD authorization measure also includes several government-wide provisions including: allowing any agency head to raise the total compensation cap …More
Way Ahead on NSPS Remains to Be Seen
The measure’s restrictions on NSPS could effectively turn it into a pilot program for managers and other employees not represented …More
DoD Bill Signed, Suit Dropped
President Bush has signed into law (P.L. 110-181) the fiscal 2008 DoD authorization bill that repeals the labor relations, disciplinary …More
Some Rollbacks Proposed
The budget proposal meanwhile seeks to reverse some changes adopted only recently as part of a catchall budget measure for …More
Familiar, Limited Proposals Made
The budget proposal once again made only limited proposals in the areas of federal pay and benefits, some of which …More
Pay Raise Scenario Could Be Familiar
The annual process of setting the following year’s federal pay raise has started on a familiar path, with President Bush …More
