CBO Releases Estimates on Loan Proposals
The Congressional Budget Office has produced cost estimates on two proposals of wide interest to federal employees, particularly younger ones, …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAdministration Opposes Restrictions
The Bush administration has said it “strongly opposes” attempts to restrict the contracting-out program, to the extent of threatening to …More
Agency-Specific Limits Also in Play
The House has passed bills that would restrict contracting-out at the Interior Department and Forest Service (HR-2691) and the Agriculture …More
Hill Considers Limits on Contracting
Meanwhile, Congress is continuing to seek restrictions on contracting-out policy as part of the annual spending bills for the upcoming …More
Ability to Meet Contracting Goals Questioned
The administration announcement also followed release of a General Accounting Office report questioning whether the Defense Department-which has by far …More
White House Drops Contracting Goals
The White House has backed off its goal to have half of all commercial-type federal jobs considered for possible conversion …More
Better Performance Ahead Promised
TSP officials told the committee that the new system was tested extensively before the launch but that unexpected problems arose. …More
Loan Program Especially Troublesome
The TSP’s loan program came in for special criticism at the hearing, especially regarding the TSP’s decision to require all …More
TSP Officials Get an Earful
Leaders of the Thrift Savings Plan heard sharp criticism from House members of both parties regarding the TSP’s newly launched …More
Performance Fund Alive, But Barely
The House Appropriations Committee meanwhile endorsed, although only in a limited way, the administration’s other main pay initiative for federal …More
Figure a Departure from Past Practice
While “parity” between military and civilian raises has been maintained in all but a few years in the last two …More
4.1 Percent 2004 Raise Proposed
Federal employees would get an average 4.1 percent pay raise in January 2004 under language added to a key spending …More
CBO Unable to Produce Estimate
The authority Congress turns to for budget estimates, the Congressional Budget Office, has said it
DoD Reform Costs Unknown
One issue being raised with respect to Defense Department authorization bill (HR-1588) now in a House-Senate conference is whether the …More
Retirement Crediting Guidance Issued
The Office of Personnel Management has sent guidance to agencies regarding employees who perform active military duty while in a …More
Prescription Drug Measure No Panacea
Although the House has passed a bill (HR-2631) to protect retiree prescription drug benefits, the measure does not provide as …More
Premium Conversion Measure Moves
The House civil service subcommittee has cleared legislation (HR-1231) to allow federal retirees to participate in the
COLA Count Up Slightly
Three-fourths of the way through the counting period that will determine the January 2004 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment, retirees have …More
Should You Stay or Should You Go? By John Grobe
In this time of uncertainty, many federal employees are asking themselves this question. Though there are only two answers
Administration: Not Trying to Abolish Jobs
In its letter to Congress on possible restrictions on contracting-out, Office of Management and Budget director Clay Johnson III said:
New Contracting Policies Draw Opposition
The revisions to the government
Pay, Contracting Issues on Agenda
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet this week to consider the Transportation-Treasury spending bill for fiscal 2004, with …More
TSP Coordinators are Available
The widespread
Long Litany of Complaints
Some investors report that they have tried to get through without success numerous times
TSP Woes Attract Hill Scrutiny
The continuing problems related to the Thrift Savings Plan
Plan Year Has Started for Most
Although many FSA participants will not have payroll deductions into their accounts started until later this month, they will be …More
Most Agencies Paying FSA Fees
Most federal agencies have agreed to absorb the fees related to flexible spending accounts that their employees have opened under …More
Timing Uncertain on DoD Bill
The Defense Department authorization bill containing the proposed personnel reforms there might come out of its conference before Congress takes …More
SEC Bill Could be First of Many
President Bush has signed into law legislation (HR-658) allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission to use streamlined hiring authority for …More
