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Compared with a similar study two years ago, the greatest growth areas are compliance and enforcement, information technology, health care, …More
Job Opportunities Exist, But are Concentrated
Federal agencies expect to hire nearly 200,000 employees over the next two years as they take on new work and …More
Moves Against Package Possible
Critics of the base closing process “may be encouraged to try to slow or reverse” the process, in particular by …More
DoD Seeks to Assure on Base Closings
Deputy defense secretary Gordon England has sent out a memo for DoD employees in organizations affected by the base realignment …More
Senate Restricts Funds for DHS Personnel System
The Senate has passed an appropriations measure for DHS (S-1644) that contains only $5 million of the $15 million the …More
TSP Proposal Sent to Hill
The TSP has sent to Congress proposed legislation to change the program from an “opt in” arrangement for new employees …More
New Pay Rates for VA Doctors Take Effect
New pay ranges for physicians and dentists at the VA took effect July 22, under a 2004 law that established …More
Appropriations for OPM Detailed
For a closer look at the Senate bill’s recommendations for OPM, go to fedweek.com/HotFreeNews in the hot free info section …More
Pay, Other Provisions Included
The Senate version also orders OPM to encourage agencies to better help their employees with their child care needs, including …More
Measure Carries Personnel Policies
The Senate version of an appropriations bill ready for a floor vote contains several policy decisions for federal employees government-wide, …More
NSPS Costs Hard to Tally
GAO has said that the $158 million cost that DoD has estimated for putting the national security personnel system in …More
Project Could be Limited
DHS earlier this year said it is shifting its focus to conducting a pay for performance pilot project among its …More
DHS System Remains Up in the Air
The uncertainty over potential changes in personnel policies at DHS apparently will continue another six months, since a federal judge …More
House Backs Loan Forgiveness
The House has passed a bill (HR-2669) making numerous changes to college loan policies, including a provision that would forgive …More
TSA Union Rights Push Suffers Setback
The Senate in passing its version (S-4) of a bill to carry out recommendations of the 9-11 Commission dropped language …More
OPM Updates Veterans Preference Guidance
OPM has updated its guidance on qualifying for veterans preference, which aids in both job-seeking and job retention in many …More
NSPS Changes Opposed
The White House has issued what amounts to a mild statement of opposition to a language in the pending Senate …More
Minor Changes Made in Localities
OPM published rules in the June 22 Federal Register making several mainly technical changes to the boundaries used for the …More
Top-Level Raise Usually Goes Through
Although pay for members of Congress and other top-level officials always is a political issue, in the 17 years since …More
Pay Caps Could Rise, Too
Under a separate pay-setting formula, raises for members of Congress and certain top executive branch and judicial officials are linked …More
3.5 Percent Raise Advances in Senate
The Senate Appropriations Committee has followed the House’s lead regarding the January 2008 federal pay raise, specifying an average GS …More
G Fund Leads June Returns
The ever-steady government securities (G) fund led the TSP in returns in June, gaining 0.42 percent, while the bond (F) …More
Openings Projected in Acquisition Jobs
In a report that effectively signals a future job opportunity, the Federal Acquisition Institute has projected that nearly a third …More
EEOC Summarizes Employee Complaints
The EEOC has released its annual report on discrimination and other complaints under its jurisdiction filed by federal employees, showing …More
Check the IRS Guidance
Said the OPM letter, “Retired public safety officers are deemed to have made a premium conversion election for this purpose. …More
OPM: Some Retirees Eligible for Tax Break
Reversing an earlier policy statement, OPM has said that certain federal retirees are eligible to pay FEHB and FLTCIP premiums …More
