L Fund Starting to Take Shape
The Thrift Savings Plan expects that the L (for lifecycle) fund that it plans to launch in mid-year will offer …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCOLA Count Drops in December
The consumer price index measure used for determining the January 2006 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment dropped by 0.4 percentage points …More
Guidance Coming on Reservist Policy
The Defense Department
Social Security Panel a Key One
The Social Security subcommittee will play an important role in deliberations over reforming that program, which the Bush administration has …More
Changes Ahead in House Panels
Although the House is still not fully organized for the new Congress, one change already announced is that Rep. Clay …More
Roster for Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Set
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Check That Leave and Earnings Statement
Several agencies are advising their employees to check their first leave and earnings statement of the calendar year to make …More
Special Hiring Authority Changes Coming
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed changes in a special hiring authority that allows agencies to use
Extension, Partial Rollovers Are Possibilities
The Treasury Department letter did say, however, that the department is looking into
Treasury Cites Reasons for Policy
In response to a letter from Grassley urging changing the FSA policy, the Treasury Department wrote that the rule
Use or Lose Rule on FSAs Draws Attention
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has said he wants to change the
Closer Look at Rules
The rules, published in the January 5 Federal Register, also clarify situations in which certain SES members can donate leave …More
OPM Publishes Leave, Other Regs
The Office of Personnel Management has published a set of proposed rules, most of them relatively minor changes or restatements …More
Law Enforcement Pay on the Agenda
House Government Reform Committee chairman Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va. has said that reforming pay practices for federal law enforcement officers …More
One More TSP Open Season
The Thrift Savings Plan has said it will carry out its recently enacted authority to end open seasons for employee …More
Familiar Bills Reintroduce
Several familiar bills that in some cases have been pending in Congress for many years have been reintroduced for the …More
A Look Ahead to the Next Round on Raises
President Bush is scheduled to present his fiscal year 2006 budget proposal on February 7, which will kick off the …More
Guidance Issued on King Holiday, Inauguration Day
The Office of Personnel Management recently issued guidance on how the Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, Birthday holiday and Inauguration Day …More
New Mileage Rates Still Pending
The General Services Administration has not yet released new mileage reimbursement rates for federal travelers for calendar year 2005. The …More
TSP Regs Also Coming
Meanwhile, the Thrift Savings Plan is to issue regulations on a law (PL 108-469) abolishing employee open seasons and allowing …More
Other Areas Also Need Guidance
OPM also will have to issue implementing regulations on provisions in that same law (PL 108-447) to give employees greater …More
Wrapup Work on 2004 Policy Changes Needed
The Office of Personnel Management needs to issue guidance on several changes enacted as part of various laws last year, …More
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DoD, DHS Also Bear Watching
Both the Defense and Homeland Security departments are expected to announce soon their plans for revised personnel systems that will …More
Report on Compensation Could Complicate Matters
One issue that apparently will arise during this year
Differences on Performance Link Remain
In recent years, the White House has tried to move the government away from across-the-board raises. It has proposed such …More
GPO, WEP Repeal Reintroduced
Legislation (HR-147) has been introduced in the House to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provision, two aspects …More
One New Mileage Rate Released, Others Still Pending
The General Services Administration has raised the mileage reimbursement rate for federal travelers for calendar year 2005 to 40.5 cents …More
