Other Features Differ, Too
Among other special features of FEDVIP described in the guidance are the requirements for the differing types of enrollment, how …More
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As in FEHB, premiums for FEDVIP plans will be deducted from pay for active employees on a pre-tax basis, but …More
OPM Issues Guidance on FEDVIP
OPM has put out guidance on the upcoming Federal and Dental Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), which will have its initial …More
VC Program Is Not an Urban Myth
Voluntary contribution accounts are available only to CSRS and CSRS-Offset employees; those employees may invest an amount equal to up …More
VC Program Is Not an Urban Myth
Voluntary contribution accounts are available only to CSRS and CSRS-Offset employees; those employees may invest an amount equal to up …More
Key Interest Rate Set
The interest rate the government uses for various purposes related to federal retirement programs—including the rate of return on “voluntary …More
Controversies Likely to Continue
The administration’s defenses of its management initiatives are not likely to end the debate over them, since opposition to certain …More
Contracting Out, Other Programs Also Defended
The statement further defended the administration’s A-76 contracting-out initiative—what it calls competitive sourcing—by saying it is not “a scheme to …More
Administration Defends Personnel Initiatives
The Bush administration has issued a statement regarding its management agenda, designed to answer common criticisms from federal unions and …More
Locality Areas Left Alone
In other action, the salary council decided to leave alone for 2008 the current structure of GS localities, including the …More
Different Way of Dividing Raise Suggested
The council considered, but made no recommendation on, an alternative way of dividing up the money among localities that would …More
Raise Looks Like 1.7 Plus Locality Amount
Meanwhile, the salary council—made up of agency and union representatives and pay experts—is working on the assumption that the January …More
Gap Varies Significantly among Localities
The latest pay gap data show that there are significant differences among localities for purposes of locality pay. Under the …More
Pay Gap Widens
New data prepared for the Federal Salary Council, an advisory body on federal pay, indicate that the gap between federal …More
New EEOC Initiative Announced
EEOC has announced a new initiative designed to stem the erosion in the government’s employment of people with certain “targeted” …More
FSA, FEGLI Issues Addressed
OPM has sent guidance to agencies (BAL 06-801) regarding what happens when employees enrolling in flexible spending accounts erroneously choose …More
Expert’s View: That Other COLA
About this time of year, federal retires start squirming in their seats wondering what the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to …More
MSPB Finds Prohibited Actions Trending Downward
MSPB also released survey results regarding about “prohibited personnel practices” in federal agencies, such as discrimination, nepotism, retaliation for employee …More
Pay for Performance Link Questionable
MSPB said the results “do not inspire confidence that the five-level rating systems currently in place in federal agencies are …More
Employees Show Lack of Confidence in Ratings
Data released by MSPB from an employee survey conducted last year shows significant mistrust by federal employees regarding performance evaluation …More
Key Spending Bills Signed
President Bush has signed into law the fiscal 2007 appropriations measures for the Defense Department (P.L. 109-289) and the Department …More
Salary Council to Meet
The Federal Salary Council, an advisory body whose recommendations regarding locality pay for general schedule employees typically are carried out, …More
More Ups and Downs Could Be Ahead
Reducing the federal raise to 2.2 percent would go counter to the 2.7 percent figure approved by the full House …More
Various Scenarios Possible on Raise
The upcoming post-election lame duck session of Congress could handle the January 2007 federal pay raise in any of a …More
GAO Looks at SES Rating System
GAO recently testified before the Senate federal workforce subcommittee regarding the relatively new performance management system used for SES members, …More
GAO Looks at SES Rating System
GAO recently testified before the Senate federal workforce subcommittee regarding the relatively new performance management system used for SES members, …More
C Fund Leads in September
The TSP’s large company common stock (C) fund led in returns in September, posting a 2.58 percent gain compared with …More
Expert’s View: Catch-62 with a Twist
Catch-62 can reduce benefits for retirees who fail to make deposits for military service in certain circumstances, writes benefits expert …More
Relocation Expense Test Renewed
Also before recessing, Congress passed S-2146, to continue authority for agencies to test alternative programs for reimbursing employees for relocation …More
DHS Restrictions on Contracting, Funding Pass
Congress has passed an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (HR-5441) that continues a ban on contracting-out of …More
