Alternative DHS System Targeted
The consolidated appropriations measure would cut off funding for the DHS alternative personnel system—formerly and still most commonly known as …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewsletters3.5 Percent Pay Raise Up for Final Votes
Congress is voting this week on a catchall spending measure designed to carry the government through the rest of the …More
Weather Dismissal Policies Reminder
OPM has sent its annual reminder to agencies regarding employee arrival, dismissal and excused absence policies to follow in winter …More
FEGLI Coverage Guidance Issued
OPM has issued guidance to agencies to clarify policy regarding FEGLI basic insurance coverage for employees whose salaries plus premium …More
Most Employees Get Extra Day Off
President Bush has issued an executive order excusing most federal employees from duty on December 24—excepting those who, in the …More
DoD at Center of Controversy
To date, appropriations have been enacted for only DoD for fiscal 2008. However, the White House and Congress have been …More
Other Possibilities Exist
Congress may enact another stopgap bill, possibly until the end of next week, to give more negotiating time over a …More
Up to the Brink on Spending Bills
Congress and the White House have reached the point at which a decision must be made regarding fiscal 2008 funding, …More
Other Restrictions Would Be Imposed
The measure also: excludes wage grade employees from NSPS; excludes employees of certain defense labs that already are experimenting with …More
Pay Provisions Also Included
The measure allows DoD to proceed with the pay for performance system that is one of the main elements of …More
DoD Measure Takes Aim at NSPS
A DoD authorization bill (HR-1585) that has emerged from a House-Senate conference and is ready for final voting would repeal …More
November a Turkey of a Month for TSP
All three stock-oriented TSP funds, as well as all five lifecycle funds, suffered a losing month in November, with the …More
Mileage Rate Likely to Climb
The reimbursement rate for using personal vehicles on government business likely will rise in 2008 from the current 48.5 cents …More
Minorities, Women Under-Represented at Top of Legislative Agencies
The House federal workforce subcommittee has found that women and minorities are under-represented in senior executive levels of legislative branch …More
Visions of Extra Leave Dance in Their Heads
With Christmas falling on a Tuesday, many federal employees are voicing interest in whether President Bush might grant December 24 …More
Pay Levels Would Vary
According to projections from OPM, a 3 percent January raise with a 0.5 percentage point locality carve-out would produce increases …More
Order Not the Last Word
President Bush issued the order because Congress has not yet legislated a figure and under pay law an “alternative” raise …More
Justification for 3 Percent Raise
President Bush in issuing an order setting the January 2008 general schedule raise at an average of 3 percent cited—as …More
FSA Program Requires Re-enrollment
As with FEHB, if a FEDVIP enrollee makes no change, current coverage continues for the next year. However, those wishing …More
APWU Health Plan Consumer Driven Option: 2008 Rates
The APWU Health Plan Consumer Driven Option is open to all Postal and Federal Employees for 2008. The Consumer Driven …More
Federal Legal Corner: Barriers to Dispute Resolution
There are a number of other barriers to the successful resolution of disputes for federal employees. There is little insistence …More
TSP Acts against Market Timers
The TSP’s governing board has decided to place new limits on the number of interfund transfers—movements of money among the …More
New Rule on Retention Incentives
OPM published in the November 16 Federal Register a final rule permitting an agency to pay a retention incentive to …More
OPM Reports on Veterans’ Representation
OPM has issued a report presenting information on veterans’ employment, hiring, and promotion data in the government, covering fiscal 2006, …More
Funding Issues Arise
Most of the government is operating under a stopgap funding measure that will expire December 14, and under which agencies …More
NSPS, Contracting, Other Issues at Stake
Another major item on the congressional plate is the DoD authorization that likely will seek to impose restrictions on the …More
APWU Health Plan Consumer Driven Option: 2008 Rates
The APWU Health Plan Consumer Driven Option is open to all Postal and Federal Employees for 2008. The Consumer Driven …More
Raise Bills Still Hung Up
Congress returns next week from its Thanksgiving break facing a number of unfinished bills, including numerous appropriations bills, one of …More
