Justice Attorney Comp Time Bill Passes
Congress has sent to President Bush HR-4057, a bill to assure that Justice Department attorneys, including assistant U.S. Attorneys, are …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersPostal Bill Has FECA Waiting Period
A postal reform bill that Congress passed just before adjourning (HR-6407) requires that postal employees go through a three-day waiting …More
Gates’ Statement on NSPS
New DoD Secretary Robert Gates made this statement in regard to NSPS in response to a Senate questionnaire during his …More
NSPS Case Argued Before Appeals Court
The latest round of the running battle between the Pentagon and federal unions over the national security personnel system has …More
FEDVIP Belated Enrollments Accepted
OPM is accepting belated enrollments in the Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program, due to problems that arose with the …More
Measure Seeks to Lessen Funding Problems
The continuing resolution applies to departments and agencies other than DoD and DHS, the only two whose regular appropriations have …More
Some Twists on Raise
The 1.7 percent across-the-board component acts as a cap on congressional pay, but the budget “continuing resolution” bars members of …More
Breakdown of 2007 Increases
The raise will be split for general schedule employees as 1.7 percent across-the-board and the funds for the other 0.5 …More
2.2 Percent Raise Upcoming
Congress has adjourned for the year without formally setting a figure for the January 2007 federal pay raise, meaning that …More
Federal Legal Corner: EEOC Requires In-Person Hearing
On November 16, 2006, in Sandra Herges v. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, EEOC Appeal No. 0120051636, the Equal …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
Day in Court Near for DoD, Unions
Also next Monday the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia is set to hear oral arguments in a …More
Congress May Still Be Heard From
Meanwhile, Congress is back at work for what likely will be a brief session to wrap up the year, providing …More
Action Also Sets Pay Cap
One other effect of the presidential order involves pay for certain high-level systems. By law, the annual raise for Congress, …More
Recruiting and Retention Not a Concern
Bush’s order also, as required by law, contains an assessment of the potential impact of limiting the raise on recruiting …More
Order Cites National Emergency
As required by the pay law, President Bush cited a national emergency as a justification for not paying the raise …More
Locality Payment Formula Altered
The administration also revised the way locality pay amounts are divided up, in a way that shifts more of the …More
Bush Orders 2.2 Percent January Raise
President Bush has issued an order setting the average January general schedule pay raise at 2.2 percent, with 1.7 percentage …More
Much Work Ahead on Cards
The transition to a common government-wide ID card is likely to span several more years at least. Under a presidential …More
DoD Employees Don’t Need to Replace Cards Yet
DoD officials have said there is no need for employees to request replacements for the “common access card” used by …More
Expert’s View: CSRS and Social Security
CSRS employees who have earned, or will earn, enough credits for Social Security benefits often wonder what effect their CSRS …More
Personnel Measures Also Reported
The OMB report also says that agencies are making progress on several other management initiatives with personnel aspects. Eighty-one percent …More
In-House Side Wins Most Competitions
A report from OMB says that the in-house side won 83 percent of the A-76 competitions over fiscal 2003-2005. The …More
Breakdown of Benefit Value, Per OMB
The insurance benefit factor is based on actuarial estimates for the costs of the government paid portion of FEHB and …More
Estimated Value of Fringe Benefits Increased
Employment-related benefits are worth 36.45 percent of a federal employee’s salary, OMB has said in updating that amount from the …More
GAO Lists Other Topics for Oversight
GAO made its recommendation as part of a document suggesting areas for congressional oversight in the new Congress that convenes …More
Personnel System Called Outdated
GAO also said that federal agencies “must become more partnership-based, results-oriented, integrated, and externally focused” and that “strategic human capital …More
GAO Backs ‘Show Me’ Pay Reform
GAO has said it supports reforming federal pay that can pass what it called a “show-me test,” suggesting that Congress …More
Many Problems Cited
GAO attributed the delays in the clearance process to a variety of factors, including an inexperienced investigative workforce and not …More
Clearance Process Still Slow
GAO has reported that despite several reforms in the security clearance process—including shifting responsibilities from DoD to OPM—the average time …More
