FSAs Not for Everyone Anyway
While the government is touting FSAs as an important new benefit, the acceptance rate likely will be far lower than …More
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Agencies that will be ready to process payroll deductions as of July 1 are CIA, Homeland Security, Interior, EPA, FBI, …More
FSA Eligibility Delayed at Some Agencies
Some federal employees will not be able to participate in the new flexible spending account program effective July 1 because …More
No Timetable Set on New System
TSP officials have said the agency is still on target for launching its new computer system in mid-June, although as …More
Adjustments Might Be Needed
Some participants age 50 and up apparently thought they could add in the extra money through their regular TSP investments …More
TSP Catch-Up Misunderstandings
Although the opportunity to make “catch-up” contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan is still several months away, some TSP participants …More
Highlights of FSA Program
Although it will not conduct an extensive educational campaign for the open season running through June 20 for federal employees …More
Dependent Care Account Works Differently
However, the $5,000 annual maximum for dependent care accounts is set by the tax code, so that figure would act …More
Some Twists in FSA Maximums
Officials say there are some twists to bear in mind when considering the maximums that employees may put in the …More
FSA Open Season Likened to Early Enrollment
Office of Personnel Management officials are likening the open season running through June 20 for enrolling in the new government-wide …More
Other Provisions Included
The House Government Reform Committee-approved measure also contains provisions that would: eliminate the fees to be charged participants in the …More
How Payouts Would Work
Upon OPM approval of agency plans for using the performance fund, agencies could make annual payouts to up to 15 …More
‘Human Capital Performance Fund’ Backed
Legislation (HR-1836) approved by the House Government Reform Committee authorizes creating a government-wide “human capital performance fund” to reward their …More
SAVE UP TO 30% ON CANON COPIER MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
United Business Machines (UBM) is Washington, DC’s largest independent Canon dealership with thousands of Canon copiers under contract, including 350 …More
Process Remains a Long One
The House Armed Services panel’s action is a key development in the DoD personnel reform debate, since the provisions are …More
Second Panel Endorses DoD Reforms
The House Armed Services Committee has approved many elements of the Defense Department’s proposed personnel reforms, incorporating them in the …More
Bills Coming to Some LTC Enrollees
Certain enrollees in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program who are paying premiums through payroll withholding soon will be …More
Special Rules for Survivors
The distribution packages in the special rate settlement also are being sent to those in OPM records as survivor annuitants …More
Only Certain Aspects Can Be Challenged
NTEU says that while the information used to set the payment amounts was “derived from a reliable [Office of Personnel …More
Special Rate Challenges Could Add Years
Individuals in the special rate back pay settlement class wishing to contest the amount calculated as due to them under …More
Overview of ‘Human Capital Management’ Efforts
GAO, the agency that put the term “human capital crisis” in the civil service vocabulary, made its personnel observations in …More
More Use of Broadbanding Backed
GAO said that in the short term, Congress may wish to consider expanding the use of “broadbanding,” the practice of …More
Personnel Reforms Likely Needed, GAO Says
The debate over pay banding and other reforms at DoD follows the release of a recent General Accounting Office report …More
DoD Personnel Reforms Advance
A plan to overhaul many civilian personnel practices at the Defense Department, widely seen as setting precedent for other agencies …More
Some Agencies Likely Won’t Be Ready
Some federal agencies apparently won’t be ready by July 1 to start the payroll deductions from pay to fund FSA …More
Tax Advantage Stressed
Officials say that employees should bear in mind that even if they have to pay the fees to participate in …More
Funding Issue Blamed
Bush administration officials say that absent authority to divert Social Security payroll tax savings, charges are necessary because the government …More
FSA Fees Might Be Ended
The House Government Reform Committee has voted to end the administrative fees that are planned in the upcoming flexible spending …More
GPO, WEP Reform Plans Get Airing
Opponents of the “government pension offset” and “windfall elimination” provisions have argued their case before the House Social Security subcommittee, …More
Payments Likely to Come Late in Year
The letters going out to the members of the back pay class include descriptions of how the amount they are …More
