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
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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
Budget Reforms Could Affect Pay, Benefits
The Bush administration is seeking several reforms in the budget process that could have implications for federal pay and benefits, …More
Effect of Negotiations Uncertain
While negotiating over such benefits on one level would provide unions an opportunity to improve them, the underlying assumption is …More
Big Changes for Postal Employees Considered
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has started hearings that among other topics will examine whether the postal service should be …More
House Panel Considers Benefit Reforms
The House civil service subcommittee plans hearings this week on legislation (S-129) passed by the Senate last year that includes …More
Presidential Memo on Injury Compensation
President Bush has issued a memo to agencies reminding them of the costs of injury compensation benefits for their employees …More
Benefit Programs Largely Untouched
The White House budget proposes no significant changes to federal insurance or retirement benefits, although it did repeat a recent …More
Budget Signals Continued Fights on Contracting
The White House budget proposal reopens last year’s battle over the administration’s “competitive sourcing”-or contracting out-initiative. At one point last …More
Pay Caps Also Going Up a Bit
The increase in the 2004 GS across the board raise also will cause a slight increase in pay for those …More
2004 Pay Measure Signed Into Law
Meanwhile, President Bush has signed into law (P.L. 108-199) a wrapup spending bill for the fiscal year that is now …More
Pay Parity Effort to Resume
As in past years, some members of Congress active in civil service issues again are pushing to bring federal pay …More
White House Recommends 1.5 Percent Raise
The Bush administration has recommended that federal employees get a 1.5 percent raise in January 2005-compared with 3.5 percent for …More
No Fear Rules Published
Rules published in the January 22 Federal Register carry out the 2002 “No Fear Act” which requires individual agencies to …More
Yet More Guidance on SES Pay
In the latest of a series of guidelines on the new pay system for senior executive service members, the Office …More
New Twist on Drug Testing
A health regulatory agency is considering issuing new rules that would expand the types of testing available to federal agencies …More
Concerns Raised about HSAs
Meanwhile, employee and retiree organizations are raising concerns about creating health savings accounts in the FEHB. They contend that HSAs …More
Notice on Health Savings Accounts
The Treasury Department has published a notice on health savings accounts, which are new accounts created by the recently enacted …More
COLA Count Drops
A quarter of the way through the measuring period used for setting the January 2005 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment, the …More
New Funds Still Under Consideration
Meanwhile, the TSP continues to explore adding one or two new funds that would combine existing investment options on an …More
