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
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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
Survey Finds Skepticism on Performance Management
In a poll that could have important implications for the Bush administration’s drive to more closely link pay, promotions and …More
Transit Subsidy Limit Could Increase
The Senate Finance Committee has approved a transportation and tax reform bill that includes several tax incentives for using public …More
Expert Views: Taking a Refund
Some federal employees leave employment before they become eligible for an annuity, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. “And every time …More
Retirement Bills Also Offered
Bills affecting federal retirement benefits offered recently are: HR-1690, by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., to apply the windfall elimination provision …More
Watch Appropriations Process
Meanwhile, congressional committees are starting to draft the annual appropriations bills, which in recent years have become the vehicles for …More
Several Contracting Bills Introduced
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: HR-1480, by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to generally require that when federal …More
Premium Conversion Bill Could Start Moving
The House federal workforce subcommittee is set to vote this week on approving a measure (HR-994) to make federal retirees …More
Some Details Still to Come
Even after publication of the interim rules—comments are due July 12—some aspects of the new polices remain to be determined. …More
Rules on Expanded Incentive Payments Published
The Office of Personnel Management has published rules carrying out a law enacted last year giving agencies expanded authority to …More
Detailed Listing of BRAC Plans
Among the documents released by the Pentagon is one showing in detail the plans for moving, reorganizing or closing down …More
Pentagon Acknowledges Stress on Employees
In a document accompanying the recommendations, DoD said that while affected installations will still have missions to accomplish, the employees …More
Base Closings Plan Would Cost 18,000 Jobs
The recently announced Defense Department base closings and realignment plan would reduce civilian DoD employment by more than 18,000, although …More
Asbestos Policy Changed for Wage Grade Employees
The Office of Personnel Management has published interim rules to carry out a 2003 law that amended the environmental differential …More
TSP Stock Funds Slip Again
All three stock-oriented funds of the Thrift Savings Plan suffered losses in April for the second straight month, with the …More
Interim Rules May Affect Leave Accrual for Some New Hirees
Interim regulations from the Office of Personnel Management allow credit for work experience (including active military duty time, for a …More
Payments Concentrated in Some Agencies, Occupations
The State and Defense Departments were the heaviest users of the student loan reimbursement authority in 2004, followed by Securities …More
Student Loan Reimbursements Rise
The numbers of agencies and employees participating in the student loan reimbursement program rose in 2004, as did the amount …More
Expert’s View: Do You Need a Medigap Policy?
Federal retiree enrolled in an FEHB plan and also covered by Medicare may not need Medigap coverage, writes benefits expert …More
DoD’s Overview of Civilian Program
At a recent hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Defense Department gave its annual assessment of its civilian …More
