L Funds Continue to Grow
The number of TSP investors with money in the relatively new lifecycle funds and the amount of money in those …More
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Only the government securities (G) fund of the TSP—which by design can never have a losing month—was in positive territory …More
Expert’s View: Early Outs and Buyouts
There was a time when getting an offer to retire early was rare and buyouts didn’t exist, writes benefits expert …More
Administration Opposes Provisions
The Bush administration, in comments on the DHS spending bill, said it “is opposed to any effort to reduce or …More
No Word Yet from Court
The delay in implementing the new DHS pay system occurred after a court decision invalidating certain other parts of Max …More
DHS Funding Cut Could Affect Personnel System
A planned cut in spending on Department of Homeland Security personnel accounts in a House-passed spending bill could affect the …More
Another Contracting Restriction Arises
The House-passed version of a spending bill (HR-5384) affecting the Agriculture Department prohibits USDA from spending money, without specific authorization …More
Payments Still Concentrated in a Few Agencies
As in past similar reports, OPM found that use of the payments is concentrated in a relative handful of agencies. …More
Use of Loan Reimbursements Increases
About 4,400 federal employees received student loan reimbursements worth a total of about $28 million in fiscal 2005, roughly a …More
Data Loss Case Could Impact Telework
A congressional investigation into data security practices at the Veterans Affairs department—brought on by the loss of sensitive data on …More
Judicial Leave Sharing Advances
The House has joined the Senate in passing legislation (S-1736) to allow judicial branch employees to participate in any emergency …More
New Ethics Rules Could Affect about 8,000
About 8,000 federal employees would be affected by the stricter ethics requirements contained in HR-5112, an ethics reform bill recently …More
Additional Guidance on 3Rs Issued
The Office of Personnel Management has issued additional guidance on recruitment, retention and relocation incentive payments, commonly called the 3Rs. …More
Concern About Some Programs Expressed
The Senate bill also expresses concern about several DoD programs involving civilian employees. It would reduce the funding for the …More
DoD Bill Carries Other Provisions, Too
The Senate Defense authorization measure also contains several other provisions requested by the Pentagon, including certain exceptions to restrictions against …More
Chances of Boosting Raise to 2.7 Percent Improve
A House appropriations subcommittee has improved the chances of the January 2007 federal raise being set at 2.7 percent rather …More
COLA Count Jumps Ahead
The inflation index used to set the federal retirement cost-of-living adjustment increased by 1 percentage point in April, the larges …More
Reservist Pay Make-Up Issue Resurfaces
Among the issues to be resolved by the House and Senate in a conference over a special supplemental defense spending …More
Rule on Teaching, Speaking Upheld
A federal appeals court has upheld ethics rules that restrict the ability of federal employees to receive payments for teaching, …More
NSPS Conversion Fact Sheet Issued
DoD has released a fact sheet providing general information concerning conversion to the national security personnel system, the within-grade-increase buy-in, …More
Expert’s View: The WEP: Clearing the Air
In recent years, bills have been introduced in Congress that would modify or eliminate the windfall elimination provision, writes benefits …More
Spending Bill Contains Contracting Restrictions
A spending bill covering the Interior Department and several other agencies including EPA, passed by the House Appropriations Committee (HR-5386) …More
DHS Measure Would Affect Jobs, Personnel System
The House Appropriations Committee has approved an appropriations bill for the upcoming year for the Department of Homeland Security that …More
Base Closing Timeline at Issue
Meanwhile, the administration also has objected to the funding levels for DoD base realignment and closings accounts contained in a …More
Death Benefit Increase Also Opposed
The administration also said it strongly opposes language in the bill that would amend the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) …More
Administration Objects to DoD Bill Provisions
The Bush administration has raised objections to several provisions in a House-passed spending bill for DoD in fiscal 2007 (HR-5122), …More
Costs of Military vs. Civilian Hard to Assess
GAO also said that under current practices, it is difficult to assess the relative costs of employing civilians versus using …More
Some DoD Medical Positions Being Converted to Civilian
The medical field is one of the areas of focus for DoD for converting military positions to civilian jobs, the …More
Leaders Pitch Telework
The CRS report noted that planning for continuity of operations has emerged as a major selling point for telecommuting, even …More
Crises Heighten Interest in Telework—For a While
Crisis situations tend to pique interest among federal agencies in allowing their employees to telework, according to a Congressional Research …More
