‘Fundamental’ Competencies Would be Stressed
One other major change being considered would be specifying a set of “fundamental competencies” running across all five core qualifications. …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersRevision of ‘Core Qualifications’ Underway
The Office of Personnel Management has drafted a revision o f the “executive core qualifications,” the set of behaviors and …More
No Renewal of Closings Commission Likely
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., has said that he and top Pentagon officials …More
Situation Remains Unsettled
Detailed guidance, called implementing issuances, is still to come on the NSPS personnel rules and is subject to continued collaboration …More
DoD Plans to Move Ahead on NSPS
The Defense Department says it still plans to begin phasing in its national security personnel system April 30, starting with …More
DHS Case Also Still Pending
Separately, an appeal of another judge’s ruling blocking many similar planned changes at the Department of Homeland Security remains pending …More
Still Waiting on NSPS Ruling
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. is continuing to consider a union request to block parts of the Defense Department’s …More
Expert’s View: The Changes are Here–Child Benefits
Whether you are an employee or a retiree, if you die and have children, they may be eligible for a …More
Call for Pay Reform Included
The Pay Agent–which consists of the heads of the Labor Department, Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel …More
Group Doesn’t Recommend Sufficient Boost
The Pay Agent’s report acts as groundwork for deliberations on the January 2007 federal pay raise; the Bush administration has …More
Average Pay Gap Exceeds 13 Percent
The fiscal 2007 budget recommendation closely follows release of a report showing that the average gap between federal and non- …More
OPM’S Budget Justification
For a look at OPM’s budget justification document to Congress in support of its internal plans and its planned initiatives …More
Retirement Proposals Also Outlined
Meanwhile, officials also have outlined what they expect to be in a proposed Federal Retirement Improvements Act, saying that on …More
Potential Changes to FEHB Plan Outlined
The administration also plans to seek legislation that would allow Blue Cross/Blue Shield–the largest carrier in the Federal Employees Health …More
How Division of Raise Would Work
The administration also said in the document that its plan to use some of the money available for raises for …More
OPM’s Justification for Raise Offer
The Office of Personnel Management has sent Congress a budget justification document saying that while both the federal civilian and …More
Open Season Set for Postmaster Plan Enrollees
The Office of Personnel Management is conducting a special open season running for the month of February for enrollees of …More
S Fund Leads TSP in January
The small and mid-sized U.S. company stock (S) fund led the Thrift Savings Plan in returns in January, posting a …More
Expert’s View: The Changes are Here—Death Benefits
Under CSRS, except for your having worked longer and having a higher high-3, your retirement death benefits don’t really change …More
What the Budget Says about OPM
For a look at what President Bush’s fiscal 2007 budget proposal has to say about the Office of Personnel Management, …More
Some Benefit Proposals Still to Come
Meanwhile, the budget does not recommend cuts in the core federal benefits of retirement and health insurance, although it does …More
Relief Sought from Contracting-Out Restrictions
The budget also seeks to delete government-wide language passed last year that restricted the administration’s contracting-out initiative, what it calls …More
Another Push for Working for America Act
The budget also repeats the administration’s prior criticisms of many federal personnel practices and urges enactment of its Working for …More
More Targeting of Raises Planned
The budget also indicates that the White House wants to take advantage of authority granted in a 2004 law that …More
Many Angles on Raise, as Usual
By recommending the same raises for both military and civilian personnel, the budget will change the terms of the debate, …More
2.2 Percent Raise Recommended
The Bush administration has recommended a 2.2 percent federal raise for January 2007, a figure that reflects the employment cost …More
Provision Could Affect Technician Retirement
A provision of the recently enacted defense authorization bill (P.L. 109-163) could allow some “dual status” technicians to retire later …More
Minor Changes in Ethics Policies Recommended
The Office of Government Ethics has recommended several what it deems minor changes in ethics policies applying to federal officials—including, …More
Report Cites Pros and Cons
The CRS report examined the pros and cons of allowing contracting out of delinquent tax collection, a debate that in …More
CRS Examines Contracting of Tax Debt Collection
The Congressional Research Service has issued a report on the controversy over whether private sector companies should be allowed to …More
