DHS Signals Interest in Alternative Policies
Senior officials of the Department of Homeland Security have indicated their willingness to adopt significantly revised personnel rules for the …More
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Congress has pushed forward on two issues that, while mainly affecting private sector employees, could have a spill-over effect into …More
Alert Issued for DoD Employees
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has cautioned Defense Department civilian employees (as well as military personnel) who use its …More
What’s Unique about a Federal Resume?
Resumes and application forms are distinctly different between the federal sector and the private sector. Employees considering a switch to …More
Disability Retirement Boost Bill Signed
President Bush has signed into law (P.L. 108-92) a bill to address a problem arising for some FERS employees who …More
TSP Fact Sheet on Shares
One of the major changes related to the Thrift Savings Plan’s recent launch of a new computer system was a …More
Time Growing Short for Catch-Up Contributors
Actively employed Thrift Savings Plan investors who are 50 or older this year still may make “catch-up” contributions for the …More
Case Doesn’t Yield Windfall
Some current and former special raters have been expressing disappointment about the size of the awards they stand to receive …More
Special Rate Case Reminder
Individuals who are members of the “special rate” back pay settlement class have until October 27 to either accept or …More
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https://www.fedweek.com/Jobs/default.asp FEDweek announces the launch of its new Jobs Bulletin Board at https://www.fedweek.com/Jobs/default.asp. If you are interested in reaching over …More
Pay Gap Remains Thorny Issue
Among the recommendations now pending before the President’s Pay Agent regarding the general schedule locality pay system is a plan …More
DHS Options to Be Sorted
A review group of agency and union officials is holding a series of hearings this week on personnel policy changes …More
COLA for Most to Be 2.1 Percent
Those retired under the CSRS retirement system, who make up the large majority of federal retirees, will get a 2.1 …More
Contracting Shares Hard to Track
It is difficult to determine whether of the most sweeping and longest-running restrictions on contracting-out of federal jobs-the requirement that …More
OMB’s Latest Take on Contracting Program
The Office of Management and Budget recently released the latest in what has become a series of reports and announcements …More
IRS Ruling Could Provide Boost
Meanwhile, the IRS has announced that FSA enrollees can claim reimbursement for over-the-counter drugs that are available without prescription. The …More
Lack of Publicity Another Factor
Lack of publicity was another factor working against FSA enrollment for the 2003 plan year, officials say. With the contract …More
FSA Emphasis to Increase
The upcoming open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program-running November 10-December 8-also will see a renewed push for …More
APWU Consumer-driven Health Plan Offers Consumers More
https://www.fedweek.com/Services/definity_redirect.htm This fall Federal and Postal employees have the opportunity to choose a special health plan through the American Postal …More
Locality Pay Split Also Recommended
Meanwhile, the salary council recommended that if the January 2004 general schedule pay raise is 4.1 percent-as would be provided …More
Plan Still Not Finalized
The salary council’s recommendations now go to the President’s Pay Agent, a group of OMB, Office of Personnel Management and …More
Some Cities Could Be Dropped, Added
The salary council also recommended dropping three metropolitan areas and putting employees working in them back into the “rest of …More
New Lines, Rules Adopted
The salary council generally followed the new OMB lines, which bring about 7,000 employees in about 80 counties into metropolitan …More
New Locality Boundaries Recommended
The Federal Salary Council has recommended revising the boundary lines in the general schedule pay system in ways that would …More
Attacks Against Employees Rise
Attacks against federal employees working on public lands continued to rise in 2002, according to data compiled by Public Employees …More
Rules on FEHB Children’s Coverage Published
Interim rules published in the October 1 Federal Register carry out a 2000 law requiring the enrollment of a federal …More
Premium Conversion Policies Finalized
The Office of Personnel Management has published final rules carrying out the “premium conversion” provision in which active employees (but …More
Medicare Benefits Likely Not as Extensive
The anticipated Medicare prescription drug benefit would not be as extensive as the current FEHB benefit under the two bills …More
Medicare Bill Stirs to Life
After sitting largely dormant in a House-Senate conference for several months, a plan to overhaul the Medicare program and in …More
TSP Returns Mixed in September
The TSP’s common stock (C) and small company stock (S) funds snapped their six-month gaining streaks in September, losing 1.14 …More
