New Per Diem Rates Coming
The General Services Administration likely will soon announce new per diem rates for federal travelers to be effective October 1, …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersThe Value of Unused Leave by Reg Jones
As you probably know, when you retire, you’ll be given a lump sum payment for any unused annual leave, writes …More
Separate Rules Would Be Needed
The Labor Department rules-even if they become finalized as proposed and are not blocked or modified in the meantime-would not …More
Overtime Rules Controversy Could Spill Over
A controversy over proposed revisions in overtime rules for private sector employees could spill over into the federal sector, although …More
Proposed Changes in Pay System Noted
The CBO report also noted that the Defense Department authorization bill for fiscal 2004 (HR-1588) now pending in a House-Senate …More
Report Includes Caveats
The CBO report provided these caveats regarding its findings: “Although pay comparisons can provide useful information, the data that underlie …More
Bonuses and Awards a Big Part of Compensation
The report noted that beyond their salary-which this year can range up to $142,500-slightly more than half of federal senior …More
Top Federal Managers and Executives Pay Stacks Up Well Against Some
https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/showpage1.asp?title=8/27/03 to read CBO’s full report on its findings.
COLA Count Remains Unchanged
The consumer price index measure used to set the January 2004 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment was unchanged in July, meaning …More
What Do I Want to Do . . . By John Grobe
Many of us would finish the sentence above by adding the words “. . . with my life” or “. …More
Percentage Limits Still Would Apply
The bill would raise the tax code dollar cap on retirement saving programs to $15,000 effective in 2004. The current …More
Tax Reform Measure Could Affect TSP
The House could vote soon on a measure (HR-1776) to reform various federal pension laws that could have an effect …More
Board Thought It Would Win
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board said it decided to wait to allocate $41 million botched computer system project loss …More
Some TSP Investors Escaped Paying for Lawsuit Debacle
Because the board running the Thrift Savings Plan delayed applying a $41 million loss from its unsuccessful suit against the …More
Salary Council to Review Localities
The Federal Salary Council, a body that advises senior federal officials on the general schedule locality pay system, will hold …More
Same Effect Could Repeat Soon
The stock funds’ 12-month returns could fluctuate widely in the months ahead due to the same effect. While the C …More
About Those TSP Returns
While happy that the returns on the Thrift Savings Plan’s stock funds have looked better lately than at most times …More
Special Pay, Other Provisions also Differ
Several other provisions of the Defense bills differ as well, although in those cases it’s not a matter of the …More
Numerous Differences on DoD Bill Pending
The ongoing House-Senate conference on the fiscal 2004 Defense Department authorization bill (HR-1588) will need to address numerous federal personnel …More
Standard Provisions Continued
Meanwhile, the bill would continue several long-standing policies contained in counterpart bills each year, including: a general prohibition on abortion …More
FEHB, Other Issues on Table
Although most of the attention on the Treasury-Transportation appropriations bill that likely will come to a House vote soon after …More
Tougher Test Ahead
Even after passing the Government Reform Committee, however, the retiree premium conversion bill would not necessarily even reach a full …More
Retiree FEHB Bill Could Come Up Soon
The House Government Reform Committee could vote soon after Congress returns from its August recess legislation (HR-1231) to allow federal …More
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Log on to www.militarylifestyle.com today. Militarylifestyle.com is a premiere website for military personnel and their families. As a registered user …More
Some Twists for Wage Grade Employees
The proposed 4.1 percent general schedule raise contained in the Transportation-Treasury spending bill would in general apply to wage grade …More
Administration Sticking to 2 Percent So Far
The 4.1 percent figure for 2004 was added to the House appropriations bill in the name of maintaining pay parity …More
Another Raise Recommendation Could Be Coming
The White House has another opportunity coming to stake out its position on the January 2004 federal pay raise, since …More
Travel Policy Revisions Coming
The General Services Administration has issued proposed revisions to its “federal travel regulation”-the body of rules covering travel policy in …More
Special Rates Review Under Way
Federal agencies have been told to begin the annual process of reviewing the “special rate” salaries they pay to certain …More
TSP Chairman’s Statement to Committee
TSP board chairman Andrew Saul recently testified before the House Government Reform Committee on various TSP issues, including the problems …More
