OPM Steps Up Focus on Diplomas
Federal employment and background investigations forms will be revamped to require that employees and job applicants distinguish between diplomas and …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersBid to Curtail Base Closings Process Possible
Among the proposals that may be generated by committees considering the DoD bill-especially on the House side-are ideas to limit …More
Many Requests on the Table
Last year’s version of the DoD authorization bill was the vehicle for allowing DoD to create a new civilian personnel …More
Key Annual Bill Starts Progress
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees this week will start writing the Defense Department authorization bill, an annual measure …More
Key Vote on Pay Raise Coming
The House and Senate are continuing to work out differences on a budget blueprint for the fiscal year that starts …More
Overtime Rules Likely to Have Little Effect
Proposed new rules from the Labor Department on overtime policy likely will have relatively little effect on the federal workforce, …More
COLA Count Hits Halfway Mark
The consumer price index on which the January 2005 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment is based was up 0.5 percent in …More
Preparations for New Fund Begin
The new TSP L fund likely won’t be available until sometime in 2005, due to the need to choose a …More
TSP Board Approves New Fund
The Thrift Savings Plan’s governing board has approved creation of a new “lifecycle” (L) fund, which essentially would be a …More
Closer Look at Call Letter
OPM made its announcement regarding HSAs-which had been expected for many months–in its annual “call letter” to carriers that invites …More
Other 2005 FEHB Highlights
The call letter also addressed several other coverage issues for the 2005 FEHB plan year, including greater oversight of “pharmacy …More
Terms of Plans Outlined
OPM said that carriers that want to create such accounts could do so in one of two ways. Those that …More
HRAs Also Ordered
OPM acknowledged that the introduction of HSAs “has been the source of both great excitement and significant concern among both …More
HSAs Coming to FEHB
The Office of Personnel Management has authorized creation of health savings accounts in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program as …More
Closer Look at Call Letter
The Office of Personnel Management has released its annual “call letter” to carriers that invites them to propose benefits structures …More
Guidance Issued on Military Leave
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has issued guidance on the policy effective last November 23 giving employees who are …More
Several Retirement Proposals Also Made
In addition to the FEHB-related proposal, DoD is asking Congress to: have annuities under the FERS system begin the day …More
DoD Seeks FEHB Payment Extension
In a new package of legislative proposals to Congress that would be government-wide, the Defense Department is asking to extend …More
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
DoD Sets Slower Schedule for Personnel Reforms
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
