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Reservist Measures Also Progress
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee also has passed two bills to improve benefits for federal employees called to active military …More
Vision-Dental Bill Progresses
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has approved a bill (S-2657) that would create a new stand-alone vision and dental benefit …More
Much Work Left Unfinished
Congress has taken its annual summer recess through early September, leaving behind a number of unfinished bills that will have …More
Committee Backs 3.5 Percent Raise
The House Appropriations Committee, in approving the fiscal 2005 Transportation-Treasury spending bill, has advocated a 3.5 percent increase in the …More
Certification Process Also Proposed
In separate rules being published today, OPM and the Office of Management and Budget are outlining the procedures agencies will …More
New Exec Pay Rules Proposed
Rules set for publication today (July 28) in the Federal Register set standards for the new pay-for-performance-based pay system for …More
TSP Open Season Measure Advances
The Senate has passed legislation (S-2479) that would abolish the open seasons in the Thrift Savings Plan, effectively letting employees …More
Conventions Raise Commuting, Security Issues
The political conventions upcoming in Boston and New York provide opportunities for federal agencies there to increase telecommuting opportunities for …More
COLA Count Rises in June
Three-quarters of the way through the counting period used to set the January 2005 retiree cost-of-living adjustment, retirees have banked …More
OPM Calls Systems Too Rigid
In its report, OPM said that at a time when federal law enforcement officers are being asked to do more …More
Mix of Law Officer Benefits Found
Pay, retirement and other benefits for federal law enforcement officers vary greatly among agencies and among occupations, the Office of …More
Standard Language Expected
For many years the Transportation-Treasury bill has carried several standard provisions and there has been no indication so far that …More
Pay Issue Coming Up
Backers of parity between federal civilian and uniformed military pay are expected to offer an amendment to the Transportation-Treasury bill …More
Key Spending Bill Progresses
The House has started work on the key annual spending bill affecting federal employee pay and benefits, with the Transportation-Treasury …More
Overview of Vision-Dental Bill
Introduction of the Senate bill follows the recent House passage of a bill (HR-3751) that addresses the same issue but …More
FLTCIP Program Is the Model
In introducing her bill, Sen. Collins said modeled the system on the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program, in which …More
Vision-Dental Improvements Bill Offered
Legislation (S-2657) introduced in the Senate by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, would …More
Most Pass Probation, MSPB Finds
The large majority of federal employees who are hired successfully complete their probationary periods, the Merit Systems Protection Board has …More
Relocation Policies Under Review
Policies governing relocation reimbursement policies for federal employees will be reviewed by a special advisory committee of government and industry …More
GAO Reforms Signed into Law
President Bush has signed (PL 108-271) a measure setting in law a pay-for-performance system for the General Accounting Office-which is …More
Interior Department Also Targeted
Similarly, a House-passed appropriations bill covering the Interior Department and related agencies (HR-4568) would limit the funds that may be …More
Contracting Issues Arise at DHS, EEOC
Meanwhile on the contracting-out front, the House in passing an appropriations bill (HR-4751) covering the Commerce, Justice and State Departments …More
House Bill Allows Private Tax Collection
A House-passed tax reform bill (HR-4520) would allow the IRS to hire private collection agencies to pursue delinquent taxpayers, even …More
Customization, Other Issues Cited
The committee’s evaluation said the computer project was beset with problems including excessive customization, especially involving changes different from those …More
Senate Panel Raps TSP Computer Project
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, in a letter summarizing its investigation into the Thrift Savings Plan’s computer upgrade project, has …More
Final Rules Published on Early Out Authority
The Office of Personnel Management has published final rules carrying out government-wide early-out retirement authorities contained in the 2002 law …More
TSP Funds Have Positive Month
All five Thrift Savings Plan funds posted positive returns in June, with the international stock (I) fund leading the way …More
