Measure Sets One Standard for Asbestos Exposure
Language in the House-passed DoD authorization measure for fiscal 2004 (HR-1588), now pending in a conference with the Senate, that …More
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Another large misconception involves the size of the payouts. Many employees have been following the case closely for the past …More
One More Time on Special Rate Eligibility
Even though the special rate back pay case has been pending so long-or possibly because of that delay-there remains much …More
Telework Questions Answered
The Office of Personnel Management recently published a guide to teleworking in the federal government, the latest in a series …More
Stock Funds Continue Rise
The stock-oriented Thrift Savings Plan funds continued their winning streak in June, with the common stock (C) fund rising 1.2 …More
Guidance on Dependent Care Accounts Sent
The Office of Personnel Management has sent agencies guidance on how the dependent care accounts will relate to the child …More
Little Chance to Change Mind, Either
Opportunities to change FSA coverage levels also are limited, OPM said, unless the enrollee or the contractor made an error …More
Belated FSA Enrollments Limited
Although actual enrollments in the flexible spending account program were accepted only for two weeks before the open season ended …More
Locality Pay Does Make a Difference
Although the GS locality pay program has never been funded to the extent originally envisioned-under the enacting law, the indicated …More
Changes Not Automatic, But May Come
However, the changes to the standard metropolitan zones will not automatically mean changes in the GS locality system, under a …More
Key Geographic Measures Changed
The Office of Management and Budget has expanded and revised its listing of the metropolitan statistical boundary lines used for …More
Reform Would Come at a Cost
However, the SES pay provisions would end eligibility of SES members for locality pay. While not required, SES members have …More
SES Pay Reforms Moving
A provision of the House-passed Defense Department authorization bill (HR-1588) regarding pay-setting for senior executive service members generally reflects a …More
Several Bills Advance
Among bills advancing recently in Congress are: S-841, passed by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, to give employees under the …More
SEC Hiring Improvements Move
Congress has passed and sent to the White House legislation (HR-658) allowing the Securities and Exchange Commission to use “excepted …More
Closer Look at Hiring Authorities
For a closer look at the “category ranking” rules, as well as new rules allowing direct hiring when agencies have …More
New Hiring Rules Keep Vet Preference
The same OPM rules also allow-but don’t require-agencies to use a “category ranking” system rather than the traditional “rule of …More
Revised Degree Policy Has Strings Attached
Interim rules published recently by the Office of Personnel Management on paying or reimbursing employees for the cost of academic …More
Direct Hiring Authority Granted to Some
The Office of Personnel Management, in the first grant of authority under the new “direct hire” program, has allowed agencies …More
Pay Questions Remain
While a House-Senate conference on the DoD authorization bill will address pay-for-performance in a proposed new DoD pay system, it …More
Closeout Statements on Old TSP System Coming
Thrift Savings Plan investors will get what amounts to a closeout statement of their accounts under the TSP’s old computer …More
Latest of Many Delays
The DoD announcement is the latest in a string of troubles agencies have had with payroll withholding issues this year. …More
Some Catch-Up Investors Might Have to Wait
Certain Thrift Savings Plan investors are supposed to be allowed to begin making “catch-up” contributions soon, but some agencies might …More
Administration Supports Revisions
The Bush administration supports changing the “deadly sins” provisions, saying in its budget proposal earlier this year that it favors …More
Revision of ‘Deadly Sins’ Advances
The House has approved legislation (HR-1528) containing language to soften the so-called “ten deadly sins” policy in effect at the …More
Medicare Reform Raises Concerns
Congressional action toward enacting a reform of the Medicare program has raised concerns in the federal community regarding the reform’s …More
COLA Count Slips Again
The inflation index used to set the January 2004 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment fell in May for the second straight …More
Court Addresses Hearing Rights
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addresses the rights of federal employees to …More
Special Considerations for ‘Catch-Up’ Investors
Individuals eligible to make “catch-up” contributions under a new TSP feature beginning next month for those age 50 and older …More
TSP Open Season Drawing to Close
TSP investors wishing to take advantage of the current open season must do so by the end of this month-not …More
