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
In a cost estimate that could hamper prospects of getting a “contracting-in” provision enacted in the final version of the …More
The House-passed version of the fiscal 2005 Defense Department authorization bill (HR-4200) would make several changes in policy for acquisition …More
In a further signal that the Defense Department is stepping back from its earlier actions to create a new personnel …More
Another provision of HR-1601 would end the practice of conducting twice-years open seasons in the Thrift Savings Plan. TSP officials …More
The House civil service subcommittee has passed legislation (HR-1601) that: boosts the maximum payments for recruiting and retention bonuses from …More
Other Data on Bias Complaints The EEOC report also contains demographic breakdowns of the federal workforce and data on complaints, …More
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released its annual report on the state of employment discrimination complaints among federal employees, …More
House and Senate conferees on a budget outline for fiscal 2005 (S.Con.Res. 85) dropped a provision that had been in …More
The head of the House Social Security subcommittee, Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fla., has offered a plan to provide relief from …More
In a policy statement on the Defense Department budget measure, the Office of Management and Budget said the administration opposes …More
The House measure further expresses the “sense of Congress” that DoD civilian employees “should receive legal standing to challenge a …More
The House version of the DoD bill would require a formal comparison of in-house costs versus contractor bids before functions …More
The House has passed its version — and the Senate is nearly ready to pass its own version — of …More
The House civil service subcommittee plans to soon vote on a bill (HR-1601) that among other things would improve the …More
Through seven months of the counting period to determine the January 2005 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment, retirees have banked 1.8 …More
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee is considering a bill (S-1668) that would create a special process modeled on Defense Department …More
The GAO report (GAO-04-202T) said that as of March 31, there was a backlog in the Defense Security Service of …More
Following congressional hearings and the release of a General Accounting Office report on the persistence of the backlog in security …More
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued instructions to federal agencies on complying with its recently issued “management directive 715” …More
The House Government Reform Committee has approved a postal reform bill (HR-4341) that generally rejects proposals from a presidential commission …More
FEDweek “Experts’ View” columnist Reg Jones has been awarded the 2004 Bun B. Bray, Jr. Award presented by the Council …More
Both the House and Senate plan floor votes this week on their versions of the Defense Department authorization bill for …More
The current use-or-lose feature of FSAs is considered a major disincentive against opening such accounts; sponsors of the bill argued …More
The House has passed, as part of a larger tax bill (HR-4279), language to improve flexible spending account benefits for …More
A “discussion draft” of a measure to make substantial reforms in the way the U.S. Postal Service conducts its business …More
Comptroller General David Walker, the head of the General Accounting Office, recently submitted answers to follow-up questions raised after recent …More
In a move that could be the first stage of protracted wrangling over closing Defense Department bases, a House Armed …More
While there was thought that DoD might carry out the remaining elements of its new system through guidance, it has …More
In its recent decision to slow down its earlier timetable for carrying out a new “national security personnel system” for …More
The Defense Department has created a new “program executive office” to design and implement its new “national security personnel system,” …More