2005 Pay Raise Advances in Senate
The Senate has passed a budget outline for fiscal 2005 that contains “sense of the Senate” language that federal employees …More
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President Bush has signed into law (PL 108-203) a Social Security reform measure that while not directly affecting federal retirees …More
Law Judge Raise Opposed
The Bush administration has said it opposes a bill under, HR-3737, which would raise the pay caps for administrative law …More
Pay Raises on Tap for Some Fed Fire Fighters
Some 2,500 federal fire fighters in grades GS-5 through 7 can expect salary increases due to a revision in the …More
Guidance on Special Hiring Authority Issued
Meanwhile, DoD has issued guidance on its newly created authority to hire “highly qualified experts” in critical occupations for up …More
Summary of Union-DoD Meetings
The Defense Department recently held several days of meeting with unions representing DoD employees concerned with the draft labor-management relations …More
Allotment Procedures Also Would Be Changed
The DoD plan also would make some changes involving the collection of union dues, which although they are a matter …More
Fees Proposed for Those Not Paying Dues
One element of the recently drafted Defense Department labor-management changes touching a union hot button involves dues and fees for …More
Reassignments, Promotions Also Affected
The new DoD system also will feature some revisions in how employees are reassigned and promoted, according to the briefing …More
Better Glimpse of DoD System Offered
An internal Defense Department briefing document provides a glimpse of how the pay banding and pay for performance elements of …More
Budget Heavy-Hitters Headline Spring Symposium
NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe and highly regarded commentator on all things federal budget Stan Collendar are headlining the American Association …More
Diploma Mill Issue Grinds On
Questions about whether federal employees are benefiting from claiming credit for academic degrees from non-accredited or illegitimate providers, an issue …More
Interchange Program Rules Issued
The Office of Personnel Management has issued rules to carry out a 2002 law allowing an interchange program of information …More
Asbestos Exposure Policy Reminder
A provision of the Defense Department budget measure for the current fiscal year ordered use of one standard for asbestos …More
Public Service Caucus Formed
A new coalition has been formed of members of Congress interested in civil service issues called the Congressional Public Service …More
G Fund Popular Among TSP Investors
As of the end of 2003, a third of investors under the FERS system and a quarter of those under …More
S Fund Continues to Lead TSP
The small and mid-capitalization company stock (S) fund continues to lead the Thrift Savings Plan in returns, posting a 1.78 …More
Senate Panel Backs 3.5 Percent 2005 Raise
The Senate Budget Committee has approved language that effectively amounts to endorsing a 3.5 percent January 2005 federal raise. The …More
OPM Memos on Pay Raises
The memos from the Office of Personnel Management also address the effect of the increase on certain special categories of …More
Impact on Wage Grade Differs
The administration also has issued guidance on raises for blue collar federal employees, who are paid under a separate locality …More
4.1 Percent Raise Going Into Effect
The Bush administration has issued the guidance needed for general schedule employees to receive the retroactive increase in their 2004 …More
COLA Count Rises
A third of the way through the counting period toward the January 2005 cost-of-living adjustment for federal retirees, an increase …More
Vision Correction Not Automatically Disqualifying
Federal agencies should not automatically disqualify employees or applicants who have undergone vision correction surgery from law enforcement or other …More
NASA, GAO Flexibilities Advance
President Bush has signed into law (PL 108-201) a measure to allow NASA to pay higher salaries and bonuses to …More
Vision, Dental Benefits Issue Arises
The House civil service subcommittee has held a hearing aimed at finding ways to improve dental and vision care under …More
Increase Not For All
Because of the need to reprogram payroll computers, it could be several months or longer even after issuance of the …More
Still Waiting on Pay Order
Meanwhile, the White House still has not issued an executive order to carry out the 4.1 percent pay raise for …More
Senate Panel’s Views on Premium Conversion, Other Issues
In her letter to the Senate Budget Committee, Collins also wrote that the Governmental Affairs Committee “will explore options to …More
Key Committees Back Pay Parity
Federal employees should receive the same raise in January 2005 as uniformed military personnel, the two congressional committees with primary …More
DHS Plan Draws Fire
Several members of the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee federal employment programs have objected to portions of the planned …More
