December 26 Holiday Granted for Most
Federal agencies will be closed and most employees will be excused from duty without charge to leave on Friday, December …More
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A legislative attempt to block proposed revisions in overtime rules for private sector employees that could spill over into the …More
Spending Bill Contains Familiar Provisions
The catchall budget bill contains several long-running provisions affecting certain federal personnel programs. The measure would continue requirements that: the …More
Pay Raise Still Not Finalized
Congress has recessed for the year after failing to pass a spending bill for the rest of this fiscal year …More
Several Bills Advance
The Senate has passed and sent to the House legislation (S-1522) to give the General Accounting Office more flexibility over …More
Expert’s View: Filling in the Medicare Gap
A Medigap plan is one that fills in benefit gaps in Medicare coverage, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. But if …More
Charge Card Crackdown Ordered
A provision of the recently enacted DoD authorization bill aims to impose tighter controls on government-issued travel charge cards, following …More
No Word Yet on Dec. 26 Day Off
The Bush administration has not yet made an announcement regarding whether December 26 will be a day off without charge …More
TSP Returns All Positive
All five Thrift Savings Plan investment funds posted positive returns in November, with the small and mid-capitalization (S) fund up …More
Blue-Collar Pay Policy May Change
A provision in the catchall spending bill for fiscal 2004 (HR-2673) for agencies whose regular appropriations haven’t been enacted could …More
Military Figure a More Reliable Indicator
Under a separate pay law for the military, the starting point for raises for uniformed personnel is a half percentage …More
Early Marker Set for 2005 Raise
An early marker has been set for the January 2005-not 2004-federal pay raise, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported …More
Chance to Challenge Over
Under the terms of the settlement, class members were allowed to challenge the amounts calculated for them-many of them were …More
VC Program Is Not an Urban Myth
Although the voluntary contributions program has existed for many years, many employees still are unaware of it, as are many …More
Voluntary Contributions Rate Drops
The Treasury Department has announced that the interest rate on “voluntary contribution” accounts will drop in 2004 to 3.875 percent …More
GAO Emphasizes Succession Planning
The General Accounting Office recently told a House subcommittee that the government will lose about half its senior executives over …More
Premium Conversion Reminder
During the current open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, employees enrolled in the “premium conversion” arrangement in …More
FEHB, FSA Open Seasons Closing
The current Federal Employees Health Benefits program open season ends December 8, meaning that time is growing short to join …More
Management Intern Program Revised
The Presidential Management Intern program will be renamed the Presidential Management Fellows Program and eligibility will be expanded to include …More
FLTCIP Eligibility Expanded
The recently signed Defense Department budget measure made certain additional groups, and their qualified relatives, eligible for the Federal Long …More
Contracting Language Still a Sticking Point
One of the policy issues that might defeat the catchall spending bill, at least temporarily, involves the administration’s contracting-out initiatives. …More
Pay Raise Situation Could Be a Repeat
Should Congress delay final action on the continuing resolution measure until January, a repeat of the scenario that played out …More
Showdown Vote on Key Measure Ahead
Congress will return to work next week for what likely will be only several days of voting, centered on a …More
Student Loan Authority Increase Signed
President Bush has signed into law (P.L. 108-123) legislation increasing the maximum amounts that agencies can reimburse their employees to …More
New CPI Count Starts
With the January 2004 cost-of-living adjustment for federal retirees recently set-2.1 percent for CSRS retirees and 2.0 percent for FERS …More
Leave for Mobilized Employees Improved
A provision of the Defense Department budget measure entitles federal employees to receive 22 workdays of military leave when performing …More
Some Guarantees Included
Regulations from the Office of Personnel Management will be needed before the new SES pay system can be put in …More
Stronger Emphasis on Performance for Execs
Another of the government-wide provisions of the DoD bill instructs the Office of Personnel Management to reform the way pay …More
Overtime Cap Relief Provided for Some
A government-wide provision of the Defense Department budget measure eases an overtime cap that applies to certain managers and supervisors …More
DoD Bill Signed
President Bush has signed into law legislation to allow the Defense Department to overhaul many of the personnel rules applying …More
