‘Retirement Wave’ Coming Toward Shore
The much-discussed “retirement wave” of Baby Boom federal employees likely will hit the government within several years, according to responses …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersExpert Views: FERS Law Officer and Firefighter Retirement
There are several special retirement benefits available to FERS employees who are law enforcement officers or firefighters, writes benefits expert …More
How Dollar Cap Limit Works
The annual TSP investment dollar cap in 2005 is $14,000. FERS employees may invest up to 15 percent of salary …More
Guard Against Hitting TSP Dollar Cap
The spring Thrift Savings Plan open season—the current one runs through June 30—has been the traditional point for higher-paid FERS …More
S Fund Leads TSP Returns
The small and mid-sized U.S. company stock (S) fund led the Thrift Saving Plan in monthly returns in May, gaining …More
No Word Yet on Raise
Although Congress is starting to move the appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year, one measure that remains in the …More
Government agencies reap high returns from new technologies that improve communications with constituents.
http://rightnow.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rightnow.cfg/php/enduser/doc_serve.php?2=CSWP-Fedweek-050608 All agencies communicate with constituencies. These constituencies include individual citizens, businesses, other agencies, and even their own internal staffs. …More
House Measure Could Slow Process
Meanwhile, the House has passed a military construction appropriations bill (HR-2528) that would cut $310 million from the account for …More
13,000 Layoffs Forecast in Base Closing Effort
The recently announced Pentagon plan to close or realign hundreds of facilities will result in about 13,000 involuntary separations of …More
Ruling Could Improve FSA Benefits
The Office of Personnel Management says it is considering whether to apply to the FSAFEDS program the “grace period” for …More
Measures Would Benefit Retirees
A General Services Administration reorganization bill (HR-2066) that has passed the House would allow all agencies to rehire retirees without …More
Summary of Government’s Diversity, Complaints
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released a report on the diversity of the federal workforce and the patterns of …More
How to File Claims
According to DoD’s guidance, current and former DoD appropriated fund employees filing claims that arise from leave charges should mail …More
Guidance on Reservist Leave Issued
The Defense Department has issued a memo on processing employees’ claims for annual leave as a result of a 2003 …More
Expert’s View: CSRS Law Officer and Firefighter Retirement
Because law officers and firefighters generally have a shorter career than other employees, their annuity is calculated using a special …More
Contracting-Out Restrictions Advance
The House has passed an appropriations bill (HR-2361) covering the Interior Department and certain other agencies that would impose restrictions …More
Senate Version Also Has Unique Provisions
The Senate bill contains language not in the House bill that would: order a 15 percent increase in the DoD …More
House DoD Bill Also Focuses on Other Issues
The House bill contains language not in the Senate bill that would: grant DoD’s request to make job placements through …More
House Version Hits Contracting-Out Program
The House version of the DoD bill also would require the Pentagon to conduct a formal cost competition in most …More
DoD Measures Would Extend Personnel Authorities
The House has passed a fiscal 2006 Defense Department authorization bill (HR-1815) that would grant several requests the Defense Department …More
COLA Count Rises Sharply
Through seven months of the counting period toward the January 2006 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment, the accumulated amount stands at …More
Broader Retiree Rehiring Provision Sought
Meanwhile, the White House has said that it generally supports personnel provisions affecting DHS in a separate bill, HR-1817, the …More
DHS Measure Contains Contracting, Personnel Language
An appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security approved by the House (HR-2360) would continue to beef up staffing …More
Expert’s View: Making a Redeposit
If you once worked for the federal government and were covered by CSRS then left for greener pastures, you may …More
Summary of DoD Soft Landing Authorities
The Defense Department has said that assuming the base closings and realignment package it proposed—or one altered by a special …More
Many Moving Parts at DoD
When final rules on NSPS come out, certain changes are to take effect immediately department-wide, including provisions on union rights …More
Base Closings Complicates Matters
The Pentagon has said that it will continue with its plans to carry out the NSPS even while preparing to …More
NSPS Talks Continuing
The Defense Department and unions representing DoD employees are continuing the mandated “meet and confer” period on the department’s planned …More
Premium Conversion, Loan, Transit Subsidy Bills Move
The House federal workforce subcommittee has approved: HR-994, to entitle federal (as well as military) retirees to pay health insurance …More
MSPB Sending Out Survey, Too
Meanwhile, the Merit Systems Protection Board has said that it will begin conducting this summer the “merit principles survey” that …More
