GAO Summarizes Views on Performance Pay
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-05-832SP) on a symposium it convened earlier this year among experts on …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersUnions Sue DoD Over Personnel System
As expected, a group of federal unions-led by the American Federation of Government Employees-has filed suit to block portions of …More
Expert’s View: Is Medicare Part D for You?
Those with Federal Employees Health Benefits program coverage who are eligible for Medicare should review their prescription drug out-of-pocket expenses …More
Changes are Relatively Minor
For the calendar 2006 plan year, there will be 279 plan choices, up by 30 from currently, reflecting several new …More
Most Stick With their Plans
During open seasons, the overwhelming majority of FEHB enrollees stick with their current coverage. However, officials advise that at a …More
THE CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH PLAN FROM THE APWU HEALTH PLAN GIVES YOU MORE THAN YOU PUT IN
More and more Federal and Postal employees are taking a serious look at the Consumer Driven Health Plan option offered …More
Open Season Coming Up
Starting November 14 and running through December 12 is the annual open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, …More
Early Marker Set for 2007 Raise
An early marker has been set for the January 2007—not 2006—federal pay raise, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported …More
Proposal Targets 2006 Raise
A group of senators has proposed a package of spending cuts aimed at offsetting costs of hurricane relief that includes …More
Expert’s View: Figuring a CSRS Offset Annuity
Employees covered by CSRS Offset are in an oddball federal retirement system, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. “Nothing ever seems …More
Bid to Block Closings Fails
The House has rejected, on a 324-85 vote, a bid to stop the base closings and realignment package crafted this …More
Summary of New DoD Personnel Rules
For a closer look at the DoD personnel rules, go to fedweek.com/HotFreeNews in the hot free info section of our …More
Some Changes Since Proposed Regs
While the final DoD rules generally track the proposed rules issued earlier this year, the Pentagon did make some changes …More
Union Provisions a Main Sticking Point
As with similar changes being attempted at the Department of Homeland Security, union rights have been a particular sticking point …More
Much Left to Be Decided
The rules are the latest step under authority DoD received two years ago to revamp many of its personnel practices, …More
Pay Raises Not Affected—For Now
Officials said that no DoD employees will have their January 2006 raises affected by the NSPS system. Employees in Spirals …More
DoD Moves to Launch Personnel System
The Pentagon has issued final rules to carry out its national security personnel system, with a goal of implementing new …More
Hot New Jobs, By John Grobe
I bet that heading got your attention. Unfortunately, this article will not be a grab bag of currently open positions …More
Agency-by-Agency Breakdown of SES Ratings
According to the OPM data, the Defense and Education departments gave top rankings to virtually all of their career senior …More
Agencies Tighten Up on SES Ratings
Federal agencies are rating fewer of their senior executives as top performers, according to Office of Personnel Management data, showing …More
Expert’s View: Getting Credit for Military Service
You can get credit for your military service toward your federal retirement, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. “However – yes, …More
Benefit Could Be Extended to Judiciary Employees
CBO made its observations in concluding that there would be no significant cost to legislation (S-1736) that has passed the …More
CBO Assesses Emergency Leave Transfer Program
The authority for executive branch employees to donate annual leave to be transferred to employees of their own agency or …More
High Court to Decide Grievance Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court has will decide during its current term an appeal of a case, Whitman v. Department of …More
Contracting-Out Also Targeted
The Senate Transportation-Treasury measure also includes language to largely override government-wide the changes the Bush administration made in 2003 to …More
Spending Measure Contains Other Provisions
In addition to the raise language, the Senate bill also would continue many long-standing government-wide provisions affecting federal employees. These …More
White House Raises Objections
The Bush administration has raised numerous objections to the measure, arguing that a 3.1 percent raise would exceed private sector …More
Senate Approves 3.1 Percent Raise
The Senate has joined the House in passing the Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill for fiscal 2006 (HR-3058) that specifies a 3.1 …More
TSP Loosens Withdrawal Rules for Some
The Thrift Savings Plan has loosened its rules regarding financial hardship in-service withdrawals for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. In …More
MSPB Makes Recommendations
MSPB’s recommendations include: providing agencies with the flexibility to set the length of the probationary period based upon the unique …More
