TSP Limits Won
The IRS has announced that investment limits on tax-favored retirement savings plans such as the TSP will remain unchanged in …More
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Meanwhile, rates under the Medicare program also are increasing for 2008. The premium paid by the large majority of enrollees …More
Social Security Figures Also Affected
Meanwhile, several figures important in the Social Security program also are being adjusted for 2008. Earnings subject to the 6.2 …More
COLA, Raise Are Two Separate Things
The annual COLA announcement always sets off a round of confusion in the federal community involving raises and COLAs. The …More
CSRS Still the Dominant System Among Retirees
While about three-fourths of active federal employees are covered by the FERS system, the large majority of retirees are drawing …More
Differences for CSRS, FERS Retirees
Those retired under CSRS will get the full adjustment, while those retired under FERS and who are eligible for COLAs—in …More
COLA about Average for Recent Years
The 2.3 percent COLA that most federal retirees and survivor beneficiaries will receive with their January 2008 payments in the …More
Another Showdown over Contracting Brewing
The White House has threatened to veto a House-passed bill (HR-3056) that would repeal the authority to use contractors to …More
CRS Examines
The Congressional Research Service recently summarized “revolving door” policies that limit activities of federal employees who take jobs with outside …More
Time Running Short to Adjust TSP Investing
With the end of the calendar year nearing, time is running short for higher-paid FERS employees to make sure they …More
Similar Issues Pending at DoD
The development on the DHS disciplinary and appeals rights provisions shifted focus to the Defense Department, which has issued, but …More
Rules Seek to Streamline Process
The rules, which are effective on an interim basis, seek to streamline the MSPB appeals process in several ways, by …More
DHS Disciplinary Rules Issued
MSPB has issued regulations that open the door for DHS to apply revised appeals procedures at least to its employees …More
Pay Raise Bill in Line in Senate
The Senate returned to work this week from a one-week break and turned its attention to unfinished work on appropriations …More
GAO Finds Too Many Going First Class
Two-thirds of the premium class travel by federal travelers was not properly authorized or justified in recent 12-month period, GAO …More
SES Diversity Measure Introduced
Legislation offered in both the House and Senate seeks to address the under-representation in the senior executive ranks of women …More
Unique Provisions in House Bill
The House bill also contains language not in the Senate version that: improves several benefits available to federal civilian personnel …More
Other Differences Also Exist
Both versions of the DoD bill also would impose new restrictions on contracting-out policy, with the Senate language more extensive …More
Senate Clears DoD Appropriation
The Senate has passed its version of the fiscal 2008 DoD appropriations bill, which now also heads to a conference …More
Maneuvering on NSPS Language Begins
Federal unions that have opposed most of the provisions of DoD’s national security personnel system are asking House-Senate conferees to …More
Pay Gap Data Reported
The group also continues to oversee changes in the way the Labor Department calculates the pay gaps by locality; that …More
Division of 2008 Raise Assumed
The group also assumed that the across-the-board component of the January 2008 GS raise will be 2.5 percent, with the …More
No Changes Planned in GS Locality Structure
The Federal Salary Council has recommended no changes in the general schedule locality pay structure through 2009, deciding to leave …More
I Fund Tops TSP Returns in September
The international stock I fund of the TSP posted a 5.36 percent gain in September, followed by the common stock …More
MSPB Looks at Hiring Practices
A recent MSPB publication examined why the government tends to hire older applicants even for entry-level positions. For a closer …More
Student Loan Bill Signed
President Bush has signed into law (PL 110-84) a measure that allows forgiveness of certain federally backed student loans after …More
