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
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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
Multi-Step Process Ahead
The Pentagon’s proposal will go to a specially created commission, which will examine the proposal over the course of the …More
Base Closings Process Starting Up
A proposed base closings list is due to be released by the Defense Department within days, setting off what will …More
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More Reports on Views, Compensation Coming
Meanwhile, OPM likely will announce soon the results of another poll, the “human capital survey” that it conducts every two …More
Employees Value Retirement, Insurance
Federal employees most highly value their retirement and health insurance benefits and generally think those benefits provide good value and …More
Budget Outline Passes
The House and Senate have given final approval to a budget outline for fiscal 2006 (H.Con.Res. 95) that unlike many …More
Some Rates Increase
Under the new law, the maximum special rate that may be authorized increased from the rate for level V of …More
Special Rate Policies Updated
The Office of Personnel Management has released guidance on carrying out several mostly housekeeping-type changes in policies for special rate …More
Action on Requests Could Come Soon
https://www.fedweek.com/content/hfi/index.php The DoD requests came later in the budget process than is usual, so Congress may have to act more …More
Other Authorities Also Requested
In its request to Congress, DoD also: asked for authority to hire non-competitively for internship and training purposes individuals who …More
Retirement, Contracting Proposals Made
The Pentagon also is seeking permission to authorize annuitants upon rehiring to receive both their full salary and their annuity …More
MSPB Review of Placement Program Would End
The DoD request also would end the Merit System Protection Board’s jurisdiction over DoD’s “priority placement program,” the main mechanism …More
