Report Could Hurt Chances on Performance Fund
The GAO report comes at a time when the Office of Personnel Management is still working to issue regulations to …More
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Only minorities-relative small minorities in some cases-of senior executive service members believe the performance management system used to rate them …More
GAO Raps DoD Performance in Drawdown
The reduction of Defense Department civilian employees between 1989 and 2002 was done “without proactively shaping the civilian workforce to …More
Benefits in RIFs, By John Grobe
A reader asked what would happen to our government benefits and seniority if we found ourselves out of federal employment …More
Variations by Agencies Exist
OPM found some agencies that have especially low rates of eligible employees who actually telework, including the State and Veterans …More
Some Teleworkers ‘Situational’
Some 750,000 federal employees are now deemed by their agencies to be eligible to telework, an increase of 125,000 over …More
Attention to Telework Increasing
The House Government Reform Committee plans hearings this week on telecommuting in the federal government, the latest in a series …More
Temporary Funding a Common Maneuver
If spending bills aren’t finished by the election, Congress most likely would resort to the often-used step of passing one …More
DoD Bill Also Could Be Stalled
Another bill that might not see resolution until after the elections, officials say, is the fiscal 2005 Defense Department authorization …More
Lame Duck Session May Be Ahead
The amount of work left to do, and the short amount of legislative working time available already has many on …More
Scramble Coming on Spending Bills
With just three working weeks left before recessing until early September, Congress is hoping to act soon on key spending …More
Other Provisions Included
The provision of the bill allowing compensatory time off for travel outside normal duty hours would change current policy that …More
Bonus Authority the Major Provision
The major provision of the bill expands the use of recruitment or retention payments, which currently can be up to …More
Civil Service Reform Measure Advances
The House Government Reform Committee has approved a measure to expand agency use of certain monetary incentives for employees while …More
Agencies Pressured on Telecommuting
Agencies covered by the Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill would have to show that all of their employees who are deemed eligible …More
Closer Look at DoD Plans
DoD said it currently is shooting for issuing proposed regulations by the end of this calendar year, with final regulations …More
Latest Overview of NSPS Progress
The Defense Department has released an updated overview of where it stands in crafting the NSPS, once again indicating that …More
House Rejects Bid to Slow NSPS
The House has defeated an attempt to effectively halt work on the new “national security personnel system” for the Defense …More
Law Officer Issues Arise
During floor voting on the Defense Department bill, the Senate also added an amendment boosting locality pay for certain law …More
Security Awareness Rules Issued
The Office of Personnel Management has published final rules concerning the obligations of federal agencies to train employees on information …More
Injury Compensation Settlement Finalized
An administrative judge in Denver has given final approval to a settlement reached tentatively last December in a class-action suit …More
Toll-Free Phone Service Also Coming
The TSP will begin offering toll-free service to its customer service center starting July 1, in response to long-standing request …More
Closer Look at Loan Program Changes
The TSP has put out guidance on the new policies, for example stating that there are no exceptions to the …More
TSP Loan Policy Changes Ahead
Effective July 1, several previously approved changes in Thrift Savings Plan loan policies take effect. First, there will be a …More
Last Chance on TSP Open Season
The current Thrift Savings Plan open season closes June 30, and with it one of the twice-yearly opportunities to either …More
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Complimentary Subscription to Government Executive
If you are a federal manager, you may be eligible for a complimentary subscription to Government Executive, the government’s authoritative …More
House Backs FEHB Benefits Study
The House has passed a bill (HR-3751) to require a study of how vision, dental and hearing benefits provided through …More
DoD-Specific Provisions Added
The Senate also added several provisions that would apply only at DoD, which conducts the majority of the government’s contracting-out. …More
Senate Backs Contracting Restrictions
During voting on a Defense Department funding measure (S-2400) the Senate endorsed several restrictions previously backed by the House on …More
