CRS Reviews Contracting-Out Program
Congressional interest and involvement in contracting out—what the administration calls competitive sourcing–as measured by legislation that has been enacted, has …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOMB Seeks Relief from A-76 Restrictions
OMB has again asked Congress for relief from restrictions imposed on Circular A-76 requiring that most decisions be based on …More
Effort May Address Other Issues
The Transportation-Treasury bill also often acts as the vehicle for changes to federal benefits policy. The Bush administration has requested …More
Appropriations Process Coming Up
Congress is set to move into the next stage of its annual budget process, the writing of the spending bills …More
More Scrutiny of Agency Performance, Too
Passage of the Voinovich plan would in effect begin a test of whether agencies are capable of producing ratings that …More
Tighter Rules on Appraisals Proposed
The chairman of the Senate federal workforce subcommittee, George Voinovich, R-Ohio, has said he will propose legislation to strengthen the …More
I Fund Leads TSP Returns
The international stock (I) fund led the TSP’s returns in April, posting a 4.83 percent gain for the month for …More
New TSP Fund Bill Debated Again
The House federal workforce subcommittee has held another hearing on a bill, HR-1578, to add a real estate investment trust …More
Other Benefits Bills Introduced
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: S-2600, by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., which would allow agencies other than DoD …More
Extended Use of HSAs Proposed
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S-2601) to allow participants in health savings accounts to create or continue such …More
High Court Hears FEHB Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in one of the rare federal benefit cases it takes up, in this …More
Cost, Other Issues Continue
One reason commonly cited for lack of use of the program is funding restrictions. The report noted that about 2700 …More
CRS Cites Issues on Student Loan Repayments
The Congressional Research Service has reviewed the federal student loan reimbursement payment program, concluding that “questions of how to fund …More
Expert’s View: Supplemental vs. Redetermined Annuities
If as a retiree you return to government employment and work continuously at least one year, you will usually be …More
OPM’s Recap of Severance Pay Policies
The Office of Personnel Management recently produced a new summary of severance pay, which authorized for full-time and part-time employees …More
Much Lies Ahead on Raise
The subcommittee’s recommendation likely will be voted on in the full Armed Services Committee this week and House floor voting …More
Military Raise Sets ‘Parity’ Target
A House subcommittee has approved a 2.7 percent raise for uniformed military personnel in January 2007, likely rekindling an effort …More
COLA Count 1.4 at Halfway Mark
Halfway through the counting period toward determining the January 2007 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment, retirees have accumulated 1.4 percent, following …More
Expert’s View: The 100 Percent Solution
The Office of Personnel Management wants to develop a pilot program this year to eliminate partial payments to retirees, writes …More
How the Supplements Will Change
On conversion to NSPS, the standard supplement will be the same as the local GS locality pay rate—an element of …More
Pay Provisions Detailed
DoD meanwhile has issued further guidance on how the new compensation system would work, a point of much confusion and …More
Small Raises for Most Going In
As employees go into the NSPS system, most will receive a small raise, representing the amount they have accumulated toward …More
NSPS Conversion Coming Up
The first phase of DoD’s national security personnel system will kick off on Sunday (April 30) with the changeover of …More
Accounting of Studies Done, Planned
The report also said that in 2005, agencies completed 181 competitions involving nearly 10,000 employees, mainly in the areas of …More
In-House Winning Percentage Drops
Federal employees won 61 percent of contracting-out cost comparisons in 2005, a drop from the immediately preceding years, but the …More
Individual Development Plans, By John Grobe
Have you ever had an Individual Development Plan (IDP)? IDPs are designed to be used by managers and employees to …More
Other Changes Also Requested
Other changes DoD requested include: allowing the department to provide full replacement value coverage through a contract with the transportation …More
DoD Seeks Benefits Changes
DoD has once again asked Congress to revise federal retirement law in order to remove a provision that effectively discourages …More
Minor Changes to Program Rules Proposed
Meanwhile, the Office of Personnel Management has proposed several relatively minor changes in the rules governing the FLTCIP program, including …More
Benefits Differ as Well
GAO also found that the types of benefits available differed among plans. For example, while the FLTCIP offers daily benefit …More
