EEOC’s Performance and Plans
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has published a performance plan that includes a look at its workload in hearings and …More
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The Defense Department has outlined a schedule for carrying out new personnel authorities it was granted last year by Congress, …More
Discretionary Spending Also Could Be Limited
Both the House bill and the Senate budget also seek to impose caps on discretionary spending, which essentially consists of …More
Budget Rules Could Be Tightened
The House and Senate hope to reach final agreement soon on a budget outline for fiscal 2005 that could impose …More
FEHB Call Letter Coming Soon
The Bush administration’s plans regarding HSAs in the FEHB likely will become clearer soon with issuance of the annual “call …More
Additional Guidance on HSAs Issued
The Treasury Department has issued additional guidance on health savings accounts, a type of health insurance plan that the Office …More
Rules on Computer Use to Be Finalized
The Office of Personnel Management expects to finalize in the upcoming months proposed rules governing the management or use of …More
FEHB, Pay Bills Advance
The House Government Reform Committee has approved a measure (HR-3751) that would require the Office of Personnel Management to prepare …More
Use of Official Time on Rise
Both the amount and cost of “official time” that federal employees who are union officials spend away from their jobs-but …More
Most DoD Cost Studies Continuing Under Old Rules
Although the Office of Management and Budget issued revised guidance on contracting-out of federal jobs last May, the large majority …More
Update on Management Agenda Items
The White House recently assessed agency compliance with the President’s Management Agenda, a five-part initiative on which agencies receive green, …More
TSP Withdrawal Requirement Could Be Altered
Among the tax measures up for consideration in Congress are proposals to change the required minimum distribution rules for withdrawals …More
Vet Preference Guidance Issued for Medal Recipients
The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance for benefits associated with the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service …More
New Drug Testing Rules Coming
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration plans to issue proposed rules this week to expand the types of …More
Reminder on Non-prescription Drug Coverage
Although the Office of Personnel Management announced late in 2003 that non-prescription drugs are eligible for reimbursement from FSA health …More
Personnel Reforms Clear Senate
The Senate has approved a bill (S-129) containing revisions to federal personnel policies including: allowing compensatory time off for time …More
Agencies to Bear the Cost
Opponents of the pay parity measure-including the White House, which lobbied against it–argued that the additional cost of boosting the …More
Pay Parity Backers Win Key Vote
By a 299-126 margin, the House has voted in favor of setting federal raises for January 2005 at the same …More
Catch-Ups Also Allowed
The TSP last year started allowing actively employed investors age 50 and older to start making “catch-up” contributions, with a …More
Classification, Pay, Appeals Rights at Issue
Among the main aspects of the NSPS system yet to be defined in even a proposed form are changes to …More
Ideas on DoD Reforms Expected This Month
Teams working on the overhaul of the Defense Department personnel system expect to report to senior Pentagon leadership this month, …More
Political Activity Restrictions on Federal Employees
With the campaigning season in swing, it’s important for federal and postal employees to understand which activities are permissible and …More
OPM: Watch for Conversions of Appointees
In a warning it issues each presidential election year, the Office of Personnel Management has told agencies that they should …More
DoD Cites Excess Base Capacity
The Defense Department has repeated, although in greater detail, its prior argument that despite four rounds of base closings since …More
Skeptical Views Expressed
At the hearing, members of Congress of both parties expressed skepticism about adding HSAs, fearing that such plans damage the …More
HSAs Remain Under Consideration
The Office of Personnel Management is continuing to consider adding “health savings accounts” to the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, …More
House to Vote on Pay Parity Measure
The House-passed budget outline for the upcoming fiscal year is silent on the federal pay raise for 2005, but leaders …More
Other Restrictions Apply
The hiring of annuitants without an offset under the DoD authority may be either for temporary or permanent positions but …More
DoD Guidance Issued on Rehiring of Annuitants
The Defense Department has issued guidance on the authority it gained under its current year’s budget to hire federal retirees …More
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