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
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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
NSPS Schedule Sketched
DoD says it has begun to work on how to apply its national security personnel system to employees under the …More
DHS Doesn’t Appeal Court Ruling
The Bush administration has decided not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court an appeals court ruling that held invalid …More
Developments Coming at DoD, Too
Meanwhile, certain components of the Defense Department can move into its new national security personnel system as early as October …More
Case Involves Key Issues
According to a Congressional Research Service analysis of the case, the key points at stake include whether the absence of …More
MaxHR Developments Pending
The Bush administration has gone down almost to the wire—a September 25 deadline—for filing an appeal at the U.S. Supreme …More
OPM Guidance on Health Care Order
Meanwhile, OPM has put out guidance on how it will carry out a recent executive order requiring greater use of …More
Panel Approves FEHB Records Measure
The House federal workforce subcommittee has approved a measure (HR-4859) to set certain standards for electronic health records for people …More
Expert’s View: FEHB and Medicare
Retirees often ask whether they should take Medicare Part B when they already are carrying FEHB coverage, writes benefits expert …More
Other Rates Increasing, Too
Meanwhile, Medicare increased several other rates. The Part B annual deductible will be $131, up from the current $124, and …More
Medicare Costs Increasing—Sharply for Some
Part B premiums under the Medicare program—which generally cover physicians’ services and related services—will increase to $93.50 per month in …More
Guidance Underscores Differences Among Plans
OPM added that in past years some agencies have invited outside dental and/or vision plans to open season events, but …More
