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
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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
Complex System of Raises Envisioned
The planned DHS pay system is designed to be more “market-based” with performance also a major feature. For each occupational …More
Pay Clusters Planned
DHS anticipates that under its new job classification system, the 15 general schedule grades will be replaced by perhaps a …More
DHS Outlines Personnel Changes
The Department of Homeland Security plans to issue regulations this week that, as expected, will pave the way for shifting …More
Appeals Process Also Sketched
One aspect of the announcement reaching beyond the labor-management arena involves DoD’s plans for creating an alternative system for hearing …More
DoD Announces Labor Plans
The Defense Department has released an outline of the changes in labor relations policy that it plans in its new …More
Conversion of Military Positions Beginning
The Defense Department has said it is starting to “civilianize” certain positions currently filled by uniformed military personnel in order …More
Justice, DoD SSA to Be Big Gainers
The Bush administration’s budget projects executive branch employment of 1,874,500 in fiscal 2005, up by about 18,000 from this year’s …More
Survey of Employee Job Satisfaction
The Merit Systems Protection Board has published a final report on the results of its 2000 survey of federal employees’ …More
TSP Returns Up Strongly Again
All five Thrift Savings Plan funds posted gains in January, with the small and mid-capitalization stock S fund leading with …More
DHS Also Anticipates Startup
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security, which like DoD is developing a personnel system for itself separate for many standard …More
DoD to Start with Maximum in New System
The Defense Department has said it will put the maximum number of employees allowed into its new “national security personnel …More
Other Reforms Also Sought
The White House also is seeking other budget process reforms, including reinstating the caps on “discretionary” spending for five years. …More
