Differences by Agencies Continue
As in the past, certain agencies accounted for the bulk of student loan reimbursements. The Justice Department paid out the …More
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The student loan reimbursement program is continuing to grow, the average amount per employee receiving one dropped slightly, according to …More
Raise Issue a Back Burner Item So Far
Federal employee unions are working to boost the recommended 3 percent figure, hoping that Congress will enact a higher number …More
Pay Law Calls for 14 Percent Raise
Following federal pay law for setting the January 2008 general schedule raise would result in an average raise of 14.08 …More
COLA Count Halfway Through
Halfway through the counting period used to set the January 2008 federal retiree COLA, the count stands at 0.8 percent, …More
Travel Comp Time Rules Finalized
OPM has published rules finalizing policies that had been in effect on an interim basis regarding compensatory time off for …More
Changes in IRS Pay Bands Proposed
The IRS could establish broader pay bands for its employees covered by a pay banding system and could more closely …More
DHS Cites Improvement Efforts
At a hearing before the committee, DHS chief human capital officer Marta Brito Perez said that while the results of …More
Decisions on System Lie Ahead
The report didn’t recommend scrapping the alternative personnel system—recently renamed the human capital operational plan—but said DHS should retain proven …More
Panel Criticizes DHS Personnel Practices
The House Homeland Security Committee has said that since receiving authority to create a tailored personnel system, DHS “has failed …More
Differences Between Supervisors, Others
The report found that supervisors were more likely than non-supervisors to believe that information is shared freely in their work …More
Training, Employment Practices Are Concerns
However, 48 percent of the respondents said they would like additional training to improve their own job performance, the same …More
Pros, Cons of Federal Employment Cited
Meanwhile, MSPB has published results of a government-wide employee survey it conducted in 2005, reporting that federal employees understand the …More
Some Differences in Satisfaction by Groups
Overall, the report said, employee satisfaction and engagement is about the same as it was in the previous report two …More
Smaller, Specialized Agencies Ranked Highest
Several relatively small agencies whose missions are narrowly focused again were the top-ranking places to work in a report from …More
Still Much Work to Be Done
However, the improvement “does not mean we are most assuredly granting security clearances as quickly as desired or called for,” …More
OMB Sees Progress on Clearance Processing
OMB has reported that agencies are making “significant progress” in meeting certain timeliness goals on security clearances, which are increasingly …More
ALJ Rules Revised
OPM has published revised rules governing certain employment issues involving administrative law judges, who are independent decision-makers inside agencies who …More
Automatic HSA Allocations Phasing In
Government payroll providers are phasing in a system in which federal employees enrolled in high-deductible FEHB health plans may make …More
CRS Examines SES Ratings, Pay Issues
The Congressional Research Service has issued a report on the pay-for-performance system for SES members, which is widely seen as …More
Intelligence Agencies Score Higher on Survey
Intelligence community employees tend to have a more positive outlook toward their agencies and their jobs on a number of …More
Appropriations Process Also to Start Up
Congress is expected to soon finalize a budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year called the budget resolution; both the …More
Other Personnel Issues Pending
Also in conference is HR-1, a bill to carry out certain recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, which would grant Transportation …More
Personnel Policies on Agenda
Both chambers of Congress are now back at work from the spring recess, facing a showdown with the White House …More
Retirement Proposals Sent to Congress
The Bush administration has proposed as legislation several changes in retirement policy that it announced earlier this year that it …More
L Funds Gain in Popularity
Among TSP participants, 13 percent in FERS and 9 percent in CSRS now have money in one or more of …More
Overview of Equal Opportunity Initiatives
OPM included a description of agency initiatives in equal opportunity recruitment and carer development. For a closer look, go to …More
. . . But Not at Higher Levels
The latest data show that minorities and women generally continue to be under-represented at the higher levels of the federal …More
Most Minority Groups Fully Represented . . .
OPM in another report said that overall in 2006, the representation of minorities in the federal workforce was 32.2 percent …More
Hispanic Representation Up Slightly
OPM has reported that the percentage of Hispanics in the federal workforce—statistically, the only minority group under-represented in the workforce—increased …More
