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
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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
Half of First Wave at DoD to Be Navy Employees
Civilian employees of the Navy will make up about half of the 300,000 DoD employees who will move into the …More
Pay for Performance Complicates Matters
For many employees of the Defense Department, 2005 likely will mark the start of a different pay arrangement. The Defense …More
Pay Fight is On-With a Twist
As in recent past years, members of Congress active in federal employee issues have introduced resolutions in both the House …More
Deadly Sins Reform Sought
Meanwhile, the Bush administration once again has asked Congress to change the “ten deadly sins” policy in IRS personnel law …More
DHS Seeks Mandatory Firing in Some Cases
Among the provisions of the new DHS personnel system would be creation of certain “mandatory removal offenses”-that is, conduct by …More
Other Initiatives Under Way
In addition to the pay, classification and other rules now in the notice-and-comment stage, DHS is working on several other …More
DHS Changes at a Glance
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a summary of planned changes in its personnel rules. For a look at …More
Much Work Still Ahead
The DHS rules show that significant work remains to be done, particularly in the area of pay. For example, the …More
Bargaining, Representational Rights Also at Stake
The rules also disclose that DHS wants to impose new limits on which employees are eligible to belong to a …More
Lower Standard for Upholding Actions
As previously disclosed, the rules seek to speed up the notice and reply periods available to employees in disciplinary cases, …More
DHS Publishes Draft Personnel Rules
The Department of Homeland Security published in the February 20 Federal Register a draft set of rules seeking to significantly …More
Camera Phones Deemed Security Risk
The National Security Agency has warned that cellular telephones with built-in cameras pose a security risk in federal facilities where …More
Budget’s Look at OPM
The White House’s recently released fiscal 2005 budget proposals contains a narrative section describing various Office of Personnel Management initiatives …More
Better Bonuses Backed
The Office of Personnel Management has said it supports provisions in a bill (HR-1601) that the House civil service subcommittee …More
Not So Fast on DoD System
After initially saying that the changeover to their new personnel system would begin in June, Defense Department officials now are …More
Streamlined Appeals System Envisioned
Another feature of the planned DHS system would be a streamlined disciplinary process that retains the same definitions for what …More
Union Rights Also at Stake
The DHS plan also would diminish union rights at the agency in several ways, for example by removing the requirement …More
Phased-in Schedule Set
The pay-related provisions at first will apply only to about 8,000 employees at headquarters and in certain infrastructure and intelligence …More
