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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
More Under FERS Must Watch Dollar Cap
As the percentage of salary cap rises for FERS employees, more of them must be careful to structure their withholdings …More
TSP Open Season to Begin
Starting October 15 and running through the end of the calendar year the Thrift Savings Plan will conduct an open …More
Contracting-Out Plans Tallied
Federal agencies have compiled “competition plans” that could put around 103,000 jobs up for possible conversion to contractor performance, according …More
Options for DHS System Outlined
A series of hearings will be held starting October 20 to sort through an extensive set of options prepared by …More
Locality Pay Questions to Be Addressed
The Federal Salary Council, a group that makes recommendations on the boundaries for general schedule locality pay zones, will meet …More
Increases Due to Higher Claims
The increases in FEGLI rates for 2004 and 2005 follow increases in many age ranges that took effect in January …More
FEGLI Rates Rising for Some
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance premiums for FEGLI enrollees at older ages will increase slightly in January 2004-and again in …More
‘Premium Conversion’ Bill Clears Panel
Meanwhile, another measure of keen interest to retirees, HR-1231, which would allow retirees to participate in the health insurance “premium …More
GPO, WEP Bills Get Another Airing
Opponents of two provisions primarily affecting Civil Service Retirement System retirees-the “government pension offset” and the “windfall elimination provision”-have gotten …More
COLA Count Jumps
The inflation measure used to set the January 2004 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment jumped 0.4 percent in August, bringing the …More
Contracting Restriction Advances
Both the House and Senate have given their final approval to an appropriations bill (HR-2658) that would guarantee Defense Department …More
DoD Personnel Policies in Flux
Meanwhile, heavy lobbying continues on the DoD authorization bill, with the administration pushing for the House version (HR-1588) that largely …More
Key Bills Cool Their Heels
Fiscal year 2004 begins today (October 1) with several key spending measures still idling in Congress, including the Transportation-Treasury appropriations …More
Deadline for Action Approaching
The deadline for either accepting or challenging the payments calculated for an individual under the special rate settlement is October …More
Special Rate Case Processing Speeds Up
A backlog that developed in the processing of claims and other correspondence in the special rate back pay suit settlement …More
Disability, Postmasters Bills Cleared
The House has approved and sent to the President legislation (HR-978) designed to address a problem arising for some FERS …More
The Interviewing Process, By John Grobe
Employment interviews in the private sector are significantly different from those in the federal sector. In the federal sector you …More
Contracting-Out Initiatives Also Reviewed
The President’s Management Agenda report also addresses another initiative of direct interest to many employee, the “competitive sourcing” program of …More
