CRS Outlines Veterans Preference Policies
The Congressional Research Service in a recent report outlined special employment policies and programs for veterans. For excerpts from the …More
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While employees may not accept gifts from prohibited sources or gifts given because of his or her official position, exceptions …More
Ethics Office Advises on Accepting Entertainment
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance for federal employees on how to report their use of someone else’s …More
Automatic Enrollment also Considered
The TSP also is considering requiring that newly hired employees invest some of their own money unless they opt out …More
TSP Continues to Weigh Changes
The TSP is continuing to consider several potential changes to the program, most significantly the prospect of adding a “Roth” …More
S Fund Leads TSP in May
The small capitalization stock (S) fund led in returns among TSP funds in May, posting a 4.4 percent gain, although …More
Army Expands Referral Bonuses
The Army has made its civilian employees eligible for a $2,000 referral bonus that previously had applied only to soldiers …More
Pay, Contracting Out Likely to Be Addressed
The federal pay raise for the succeeding January also typically is set in an appropriations bill. The key measure to …More
Appropriations Process Getting Underway
Congress plans to push ahead substantially over the next two months on the annual appropriations bills that will provide money …More
Compensation Issues also Addressed
The DoD measure also: authorizes compensation for hours spent traveling back from an “administratively uncontrollable event” for wage system employees …More
Contracting Out Targeted in DoD Bill
Meanwhile, a House-passed DoD authorization measure (HR-1585): continues the general policy that contractors could not gain an advantage in bidding …More
OMB Wants Contracting-Out Claims Supported
Separately, OMB has sent guidance to agencies setting standards for substantiating that the savings claimed through Circular A-76 studies are …More
OMB Summarizes Contracting Out Efforts
OMB has released report on contracting out—what it calls “competitive sourcing”—review in fiscal 2006 and since fiscal 2003, saying that …More
New Rules on Probation Period Proposed
OPM in the May 1 Federal Register issued proposed rules to change policies regarding appeals rights of employees serving their …More
Fund Cutoff for DHS System Advances
The House Appropriations subcommittee on homeland security has approved a spending bill for fiscal 2008 that cuts off funds for …More
3.5 Percent Raise Marker Advances
The Senate measure also includes a 3.5 percent pay raise for military personnel in January, a raise that typically sets …More
Senate Measure Would Restrict NSPS
The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to repeal the labor relations provisions of DoD’s national security personnel system. According …More
New Controls Set on Transit Subsidies
In reaction to a recent GAO investigation finding significant abuse of the federal employee transit subsidy program, OMB has issued …More
COLA Count Up to 1.5 Percent
Through seven months of the counting period toward the January 2008 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 1.5 percent, …More
Explanations, Objections to Defense Bill
For a closer look at the committee statement regarding those and other personnel provisions in the bill and the administration’s …More
Retirement Effective Date Policy at Issue
The DoD bill also contains government-wide language that DoD requested to change the current policy regarding when annuities for new …More
Raise, Contracting Provisions Also Opposed
The measure also recommends a 3.5 percent January 2008 military raise, a figure that could be applied to federal employees …More
Veto Threatened over NSPS Revision
The House has passed and the White House has threatened to veto a DoD authorization bill (HR-1585) that would repeal …More
Way Ahead is Uncertain
Although the lower court decision had blocked the labor relations and appeal rights provisions, DoD has moved forward with carrying …More
Other Issues Decided
The appeals court’s ruling also sided with DoD on several other objections the unions raised to the NSPS rules. It …More
Numerous Rights at Issue
Unions objected to numerous provisions of NSPS relating to labor relations, in particular: imposing conduct restrictions on union representatives that …More
Court Backs Pentagon on NSPS Rules
A federal appeals court has sided with DoD and against a group of federal unions contesting the labor-management relations and …More
Expert”s View: A Trouble-Free Retirement Application Process
Surprisingly for a document that can propel you from employment into retirement, the application form itself is only two pages …More
FSA Claim Deadline Coming Up
May 31 is the deadline for submitting claims against 2006 federal employee flexible spending accounts. The actual expenses had to …More
CRS Examines Student Loan Authority
The Congressional Research Service recently issued a report examining how the federal employee student loan reimbursement program works, as well …More
