FSA Program Starts to Stir
The Office of Personnel Management has issued preliminary guidance to federal agencies on flexible spending accounts, the program to become …More
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The two largest federal unions, the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union, reacted harshly to …More
Agency Reorganizations Backed
The Volcker Commission-formally, the National Commission on the Public Service–report said the government is “hamstrung by organizations and personnel systems …More
Another Civil Service Reform Proposal Issued
A high-profile commission led by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker has issued a report calling for numerous broad-ranging civil …More
Possible New Approaches to Telework
A recent report by the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration found what many similar reports and …More
Unionization Barred at TSA
The Transportation Security Administration has determined not to allow its passenger screeners to unionize, citing national security grounds. The question …More
Davis Named to Key Chairmanship
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., who represents a district with a substantial federal employee population and who has taken pro-employee positions …More
Fed-Military Pay Linkage Could Be Tested Again
Under a law enacted in 2000, annual military raises through 2006 are to be set a half percentage point above …More
ECI Component Figure is 3.2 Percent
The employment cost index measure for the pertinent measuring period for the January 2004 raise is 3.2 percent. Under pay …More
2004 Pay Raise Battles to Begin Soon
With Congress still at work deciding whether the 2003 federal pay raise will be 3.1 or 4.1 percent, officials already …More
Funding Could Be Tight, Though
One force working against acceptance of a 4.1 percent increase is the desire by the new Senate Republican leadership to …More
Chance for 4.1 Percent Raise Remains
The latest action on the budget, while a disappointment to employee organizations and members of Congress who are pushing to …More
Decision on Raise Deferred Again
Congress has passed the latest in a series of stopgap funding measures for the current fiscal year that effectively leaves …More
Further Information to Come
For now, individuals in the special rate settlement class need do nothing except wait for the letters informing them of …More
Payments in Late 2003 Possible
Under the quickest scenario, payments in the special rate back pay case would begin late in 2003. The exact timing …More
Wait Shortens for Special Raters
Even though a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims has approved a settlement reached in the two …More
Other Considerations for FLTCIP Applicants
The “retained age” feature of the FLTCIP open season-that is, applicants are deemed to be the age they had attained …More
FLTCIP Applications Still Being Accepted
Although the open season for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program expired December 31, applications received by the company …More
No Promises on New TSP Computer System
The Thrift Savings Plan still is making no promises regarding when it will make its long-stalled new computer system operative. …More
C Fund Posts Worst Year to Date
The Thrift Savings Plan in 2002 posted the worst calendar year since the TSP’s inception 15 years ago, dropping 22.05 …More
OPM’s Memo on Pay
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memo to agencies on the pay situation, providing guidance on how the …More
Most Special Raters to Get General Raise
After the annual review of special rate pay, the Office of Personnel Management has determined that virtually all special rate …More
More Pay Tables Set
Meanwhile, the Bush administration has released additional sets of pay tables for fiscal 2003 reflecting a 3.1 percent raise. Earlier, …More
Retroactivity Pushed
Advocates of the 4.1 percent figure favor making the higher amount retroactive to January 1. There is no deadline for …More
Pay Raise Battle Is On
Congress has reconvened facing an unusually heavy workload for so early in a year, since it must resolve budget disputes …More
FEHB Premium Relief Bill Coming
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., has said he will reintroduce a bill he offered in the previous Congress to increase the …More
Other GPO Approach Also Likely
Shaw’s GPO reform approach differs somewhat from a more long-running GPO proposal, one that would apply the offset only to …More
Social Security Reform Measure Expected
The head of the House Social Security subcommittee, Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fla., is expected to reintroduce in the new Congress …More
Base Closings Process Kicks Off
With the next Defense Department base closing exercise now only two years away, DoD has issued guidance to begin preliminary …More
Partnership Arrangement Is Possible
While several major companies operate such programs for private sector employers and only one of them might get the contract …More
