Pay Gap Widens
New data prepared for the Federal Salary Council, an advisory body on federal pay, indicate that the gap between federal …More
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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
Other Provisions Also Dropped
Other provisions dropped from the DoD authorization bill included: a proposal to increase the number of defense intelligence senior executives …More
Whistleblowing Protection Dropped
Meanwhile, conferees dropped several other provisions that had been in earlier versions of the bill, including language added by the …More
New Policies in Authorization Bill
Provisions in the DoD authorization bill passed by Congress would: require DoD to produce by March 1 a strategic plan …More
Contracting Provisions a Mixed Bag
Also as part of the DoD appropriations bill, conferees dropped language that had been added in the Senate that would …More
NSPS Language Toned Down
In enacting the DoD appropriations bill, Congress toned down language that had been in the House version regarding DoD’s national …More
Pay Raise Looking Like 2.2
Congress has recessed until mid-November without formally setting the January 2007 federal pay raise, although its last actions before the …More
COLA Count Comes Down to Wire
With one month left in the counting period for the January 2007 federal retiree COLA, the figure stands at 3.6 …More
Call for More Leave Donation Issued
OPM has put out a call to agencies for more donations by federal employees of annual leave to the emergency …More
MSPB Looks at Hiring Improvement Efforts
MSPB has issued a report examining what agencies have done to improve the much-criticized process that agencies use for hiring—both …More
Acquisition Employee Rehiring Provision Advances
Congress has cleared for President Bush’s signature a bill (HR-2066) that would allow agencies to reemploy federal retirees without an …More
Benefits Vary By Plan
Varying by plan, dental benefits include: (1) Preventive and diagnostic services are covered in full, or with a $10 copay, …More
Dental/Vision Program Detailed
OPM has released further information regarding the benefits and premium structure of the upcoming Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program. …More
Court Case a Complicating Factor
At the hearing, deputy Secretary Gordon England, the Pentagon’s point man on NSPS, said that if DoD loses again in …More
