Closer Look at FECA Issues
Hallmark’s testimony repeats a long-time criticism by agency management regarding the FECA system and comes at a time when Congress …More
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Hallmark said that another major disincentive to an employee’s recovery and resumption of a federal career is the “disparity between …More
FECA Seen as Creating Disincentives to Work
The Federal Employees Compensation Act system of compensating federal workers for illnesses and injuries suffered on the job contains disincentives …More
Some Aspects of Bills the Same
Several provisions are common to both the House and Senate versions of the DoD authorization bill, in most cases reflecting …More
Some Provisions Unique to Senate Bill
The Senate DoD bill meanwhile would: simplify or repeal certain reporting requirements already in existence involving contracting of depot maintenance …More
Some Other Provisions Unique to House Bill
The House DoD bill also would: eliminate certain restrictions on the use of military leave by federal employees on active …More
Contracting, Base Closings to Be Major Issues
The conference on the bill will have to address substantial differences affecting contracting out and base closings. The House’s version …More
Conference Coming on Key Bill
The Senate hopes to finish work soon on its version of the fiscal 2004 Defense Department authorization measure, setting up …More
Postal Reform Moves in Senate
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has unanimously passed a bill (S-2468) to reform many U.S. Postal Service business practices and …More
Estimate on Pay Cap Measure Issued
The Congressional Budget Office has put a price estimate of $1 million in one year and $6 million over five …More
No Mistake on FEGLI Election Delay
In response to questions from federal personnel offices regarding a key provision of the upcoming open season in the Federal …More
Concerns About Appeal Rights at DHS
Concerns About Appeal Rights at DHS Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, recently …More
TSP Stock Funds Positive
The three Thrift Savings Plan funds tracking stock indexes posted gains in May, with the common stock (C) fund up …More
TSP Open Season Measure Advances
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has approved a bill (S-2479) to end the twice-yearly open seasons in the Thrift Savings …More
TSP Open Season Measure Advances
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has approved a bill (S-2479) to end the twice-yearly open seasons in the Thrift Savings …More
Performance Fund Also at Issue
The White House’s budget proposal, in calling for a 1.5 percent general raise, also advocated spending $500 million on performance-based …More
House Likely to Move First on Raise
The next action on the 2005 federal raise likely will occur in the House, which in March passed a non-binding …More
Work on Key Spending Measures Begins
With the House having passed a budget outline for the upcoming fiscal year (S.Con.Res 95)-a Senate vote has been delayed …More
White House Repeats Raise Position
The Bush administration, in a report on managing federal spending, has reiterated its stance against across-the-board federal raises and in …More
Day Off Granted in Reagan’s Memory
Most federal offices will be closed Friday (June 11) and employees given excused absences in memory of former President Reagan, …More
Overtime Policy Change Finalized
Rules published in the May 13 Federal Register finalize a change in overtime policy primarily affecting certain mid-level managers and …More
Closer Look at Student Loan Reimbursements
The OPM report also noted that there remain substantial variations among agencies regarding their use of the authority, with the …More
Student Loan Use Increasing
The Office of Personnel Management has issued its latest report on use of student loan reimbursement authority in federal agencies, …More
What Do I Want to Be?
By John Grobe What do I want to be when I grow up? Who would have thought that we would …More
Some Misconceptions Remain
Contrary to what some federal employees continue to believe, government contributions for FERS employees don’t count against the dollar cap. …More
TSP Open Season Winding Down
The current TSP open season ends June 30, providing the last opportunity this year for investors under the FERS system …More
FEGLI Open Season Coming Up
A rare open season for enrolling in or changing coverage levels in the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program will …More
Estimates on Reservist Benefits Also Issued
Meanwhile, CBO released cost estimates on several other provisions of the DoD authorization bill under consideration. For example, it said …More
CBO Skeptical about Contracting-In
In a cost estimate that could hamper prospects of getting a “contracting-in” provision enacted in the final version of the …More
Acquisition Workforce Changes Could Lie Ahead
The House-passed version of the fiscal 2005 Defense Department authorization bill (HR-4200) would make several changes in policy for acquisition …More
