Politics, Budget Procedures Involved
In passing the appropriations bill (HR-5576) specifying a 2.7 percent average general schedule increase, the House did not provide extra …More
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Action on several defense-related bills has called into question whether the January 2007 federal raise will be set at 2.7 …More
Vet Preference Regs Issued
OPM has issued interim regulations, in the June 9 Federal Register, carrying out several changes in veterans preference in hiring …More
Vet Preference Regs Issued
OPM has issued interim regulations, in the June 9 Federal Register, carrying out several changes in veterans preference in hiring …More
COLA Count Reaches 2.9
Through eight months of the counting period toward the January federal retiree COLA, retirees have accumulated 2.9 percent, following an …More
Expert’s View: Learning about Required Payments
In the past, if you wanted to get an update on how much you might owe in a retirement deposit …More
Plan Could Be Just First Step
Voinovich’s proposals fall far short of the changes advocated by the Bush administration, which has proposed a plan-still not introduced …More
Hearing Expected on Performance Management Plan
A Senate hearing likely will be held soon on a proposal (S-3492) by one of that chamber’s leaders on civil …More
Reservist Pay Make-Up Fails
A supplemental spending bill for the current fiscal year that has been signed into law does not include a provision …More
Management Programs Also at Issue
The White House further said that the contracting-out restriction would “require all but the smallest public-private competitions to be decided …More
White House Opposes Pay Provisions
The Bush administration, as might be expected, has stated its opposition to several provisions of the Transportation-Treasury spending bill, stating …More
2 Percent Raise for Some
During voting, the House rejected a bid to deny members of Congress a January 2007 raise, which under a separate …More
Measure Continues Familiar Provisions
The Transportation-Treasury spending bill continues several provisions that have been in similar bills for many years. These include: generally requiring …More
Raise Issue Shifts to Senate
The House has approved a 2.7 percent federal raise in January, as part of the Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill (HR-5576), shifting …More
Union Obligations Outlined
New final rules from the Labor Department spell out the responsibilities of federal unions to their members regarding their rights …More
Panel Endorses Reservist Pay Make-Up
The House Government Reform Committee has approved a bill (HR-5525) to entitle a federal employee who is a member of …More
Judicial Leave Sharing Signed
President Bush has signed into law (P.L. 109-229) a measure to allow employees of the judicial branch to participate in …More
Problems in HR Offices Cited
The government has somewhat rebuilt its human resources workforce since the cuts totaling about 20 percent of HR employees in …More
Expert’s View: Deposits and Redeposits
Some federal employees have worked in federal jobs where retirement contributions weren’t taken out of their pay, while others took …More
Performance Appraisals Get Low Marks
One area where supervisory and non-supervisory employees agree, MSPB said, is in their relatively low opinion of job performance appraisals: …More
Perceptions of Supervisors, Non-Supervisors Differ
The Merit Systems Protection Board has found that perceptions of supervisors versus non-supervisors differ regarding several aspects of federal employment, …More
Pay Law Would Require Bigger Boost
Meanwhile, the Congressional Research Service has issued a report showing that a significantly larger raise would be needed if underlying …More
Skepticism Expressed on Pay Reform
The measure also continues the practice of the last several years of requiring that the legislated raise be applied to …More
2.7 Percent Raise Included
The Transportation-Treasury spending bill, which could come to a full House vote this week, also provides for a 2.7 percent …More
Contracting Restrictions Could Continue
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a spending bill that would continue restrictions on the contracting out program enacted last …More
Proposal to Restart a Long-Running Debate
Unions and other opponents argue that such plans tend to drain off relatively healthy enrollees, leaving other plans with higher …More
FEHB Proposal Sent to Congress
Following up on a recommendation in its budget proposal earlier this year, the Bush administration has sent Congress proposed legislation …More
Surveys Going Out
OPM says that some 400,000 federal employees will be invited to participate in this year’s Federal Human Capital Survey, which …More
Changes in Overtime Rules Proposed
OPM has published proposed changes to several aspects of overtime policy for federal employees to make those policies more closely …More
EEOC Guidance on Race and Color Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a revised set of questions and answers regarding race in color discrimination, reflecting …More
