Locality Pay Boundary Changes Proposed
Proposed rules from the Office of Personnel Management would carry out decisions made last year to change boundary lines for …More
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Thursday September 30th marks the end of the Federal Life Open Season, so if you haven
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House Passes Contracting Restrictions
During floor voting on its Transportation-Treasury bill, the House accepted an amendment that would bar use government-wide of the revised …More
Other Provisions of Senate Bill
The Senate Transportation-Treasury bill differs from its House counterpart in several other ways. First, it does not continue the general …More
Performance Fund Request Doesn
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3.5 Percent Raise Advances
The House has approved a fiscal 2005 spending bill setting the January 2005 federal pay raise at 3.5 percent in …More
Fill Out that Form Carefully
When making a FEGLI open season election, an employee must sign for all coverage he or she wants. This includes …More
Guidance on Epilepsy as Disability
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has put out guidance on when epilepsy qualifies as a disability for purposes of the …More
Uncertainty Remains on Civil Service Bills
The TSP open season bill is among several measures whose prospects have been muddled by the resignation of Rep. JoAnn …More
Contribution Rates Build Over Time
In making its estimate, CBO cited data on TSP investor behavior showing a
Report: Ending TSP Open Seasons Would Boost Investments
Ending the twice-yearly open seasons in the Thrift Savings Plan would encourage more federal employees to invest more money and …More
Invitation from Government Executive
If you are a federal manager or supplier to the federal government, you may be eligible for a complimentary subscription …More
Contracting Wrangle Continues
Also during voting, the House dropped for technical reasons a provision that generally would have barred conversion of federal jobs …More
High-Level Raise Looks Line 2.5 Percent
Meanwhile, the House has defeated a procedural attempt to block a 2.5 percent raise slated in January 2005 for members …More
The Federal Life Insurance Open Next Thursday, September 30th
The Federal Life Open Season ends next Thursday September 30th. This is an extremely rare opportunity for federal employees to …More
White House Voices Opposition
In a policy statement, the White House has said the 3.5 percent raise
Congress Nears Approval on Raise
Final Votes in both the House and Senate are expected this week on the Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill for fiscal 2005, …More
Conversion Rule Applies to Open Season Choice
One consideration for federal employees near retirement in the current Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program open season are rules …More
F Fund Leads Monthly Returns
The bond (F) fund of the Thrift Savings Plan led the program
Unions Seek Continuation of DHS Talks
Meanwhile, the two largest unions representing Department of Homeland Security employees, the American Federation of Government Employees and the National …More
Options Paper on NSPS Released
DoD has published an options paper on the NSPS that lays out many of the potential changes in personnel policies …More
NSPS Nomination Process Underway
The Defense Department has started the process of identifying which components will be in the first phase of its new
Congress Remains Skeptical on Pay-for-Performance
Barring a last-minute change of direction, it appears that Congress once again will provide only a token sum for the …More
Raise Issue Before House, Senate
The House at any time could take up the Transportation-Treasury spending bill for fiscal 2005 that contains language setting the …More
Other Bills May Arise
Other bills that may be considered before the legislative work for the year is finished include: bills (S-2468 and HR-4341) …More
Telecommuting Also an Issue
Language in the Commerce-Justice-State spending bill that could be extended to other agencies through other appropriations bills as the budget …More
Several Spending Bills Focus on Contracting
Several of the House-passed appropriations bills for fiscal 2005 contain language affecting contracting policy at the agencies funded under those …More
