Process Has Many Twists and Turns
The “alternative” raise figure is important mainly only if Congress fails to enact a figure before the raise is due …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAnother Raise Recommendation Could Be on Way
The White House has another opportunity coming to stake out its position on the January 2007 federal pay raise, since …More
COLA Count Up to 3.4
Through ten months of the countdown to the January 2007 retiree COLA, 3.4 percent has been accumulated, following a rise …More
Issues Surround FEHB Medical Records Bill
The House federal workforce subcommittee is considering a proposal to increase electronic record keeping in the FEHB program. For questions …More
Whistleblower Change Urged
Several House members active in civil service issues have asked House negotiators in a conference on the Defense Department fiscal …More
Expert’s View: Disputed Claims
OPM has a process for resolving disputed health insurance claims that in general works well, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. …More
No Word on 2007 Limits Yet
Although some investors have begun asking about the 2007 investment limits already, that figure won’t be known until late October. …More
What Happens When Cap is Hit
If FERS investors hit the dollar cap before the last pay period of the year, their contributions will shut off …More
Guard Against Hitting TSP Dollar Cap
This time of year is a good point for higher-paid FERS employees to check to make sure they won’t lose …More
Other Progress Underscored
According to a statement accompanying the latest President’s Management Agenda evaluations, 73 percent of agencies have closed critical talent gaps …More
OPM Touts Progress on Personnel Issues
OPM says that departments are making progress toward improving their personnel programs in key areas measured by the President’s Management …More
Other Benefits Issues May Arise
OPM also said that while it currently doesn’t see a need for special procedures in the FSAFEDS program that allows …More
Flexibility in Benefits Expected if Flu Strikes
OPM has said that it expects providers of certain federal benefits to exercise flexibility in the event of a pandemic …More
Contracting Restrictions Would Continue
Several restrictions on the contracting-out process would be continued for another year under the Transportation-Treasury bill. The measure that is …More
Other Pay Issues at Stake
The Transportation-Treasury measure also carries several other raise-related provisions. Like similar bills of recent years, it sets pay for wage …More
Final Word on Raise Still to Come
Congress has left for a recess through Labor Day without final action on the January 2007 federal pay raise. Both …More
Vail Tops the List
As is the case in the current fiscal year, Vail, Colo., will have the top per diem rate in fiscal …More
New Per Diem Rates Released
The General Services Administration has announced revised per diem rates for federal travelers for the fiscal year starting October 1 …More
F Fund Leads TSP Returns
The bond (F) fund of the TSP led in returns in July, posting a 1.32 percent gain, while the international …More
No Change in Special COLAs
A study performed for OPM using differing methodology to compute housing costs for federal employees who receive special COLAs in …More
Expert’s View: Annuity and Salary
OPM has proposed to broaden the authority under which waivers can be granted from the general requirement that reemployed annuitants …More
Best Practices in Student Loan Reimbursements
The Office of Personnel Management has produced a summary of best practices for agencies to employ in using their authority …More
Familiar Provisions Also Included
The Senate version of the spending bill also continues several provisions that have become standard in the bill in recent …More
L Funds Hit One-Year Mark
The TSP’s lifecycle (L) funds now have been in existence for one year, with about nine percent of TSP participants …More
Annuitant Rehiring Policies Examined
The House federal workforce subcommittee has held a hearing examining ways the government could rehire more federal retirees, a potential …More
Law Enforcement Status Issue Advances
A provision of a DHS authorization bill cleared by the House Homeland Security Committee would provide law enforcement officer status …More
Expert’s View: WEP Maybe Not as Bad as You Think
Expert’s View: WEP Maybe Not as Bad as You Think The windfall elimination provision has long been a concern of …More
Long-Running Controversy at Issue
The idea of consolidating the various appeals channel has been floating around the government virtually since those functions were put …More
Review of Appeals System Considered
The House federal workforce subcommittee is exploring the possibility of creating a special commission to review the various channels available …More
GAO Looks at Executive Compensation
GAO has done a study of salary trends for high-level political appointees, careerists and federal judges, finding that since 1970, …More
