Retiree COLA on Way
The ongoing debate over the 2003 raise for active employees does not affect cost-of-living adjustments for retirees, whose increases are …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersHow a 4.1 Percent Raise Would Break Down
If a 4.1 percent raise is enacted, the money for the additional percentage point likely would be designated as locality …More
Partial Raise Absorption a Possibility
One scenario being mentioned on Capitol Hill is that Congress will authorize a 4.1 percent raise but provide funds sufficient …More
Dollars Could Be Hard to Come By
Boosting the federal raise from 3.1 percent to 4.1 percent would cost an estimated $1 billion in additional funds at …More
Pay Raise Among First Orders of Business
The new Congress gets to work next week facing the need to deal with budget issues left over from the …More
Whistleblower Educational Program Rolled Out
The Office of Special Counsel, which among other things investigates and prosecutes allegations of reprisal for whistleblowing, has unveiled a …More
House Committee Leadership Still Uncertain
On the House side, a decision remains pending on the replacement for Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., as head of the …More
Collins Gets Key Committee Chair
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will take over the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, the panel mainly responsible for federal employee and …More
Numeric Goals Downplayed
OMB officials say the starting point for deliberations on contracting out is the annual inventory of commercial-type jobs that shows …More
Greater Accountability Planned in Contracting-Out
One element of the Bush administration’s recently announced planned revisions in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, the guidance …More
Key FLRA/FSIP Decisions of 2002
The Federal Labor Relations Authority and its subcomponent, the Federal Service Impasses Panel, issued several key decision in 2002 affecting …More
Some FEGLI Rates Increasing
In addition, there are new age bands for Option B as well as for Option C, which provides coverage for …More
New FEGLI Rates Reminder
Effective January 1, some new premiums and new age bands will apply in the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program, …More
FLTCIP, TSP Open Seasons Ending
The current open seasons for both the Thrift Savings Plan and the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program end December …More
COLA Count Up Slightly
Through two months of the counting period used to determine the January 2004 cost-of-living adjustments for federal retirees, the COLA …More
Other Provisions Also Might Resurface
Other civil service reform proposals that also might resurface in the new Congress include: greater authority to designate positions as …More
Another Civil Service Reform Push Ahead
With Republicans set to be in control of both houses of Congress and the White House next year, a renewed …More
Legal Corner: EEO Complainant Convicted of Perjury
Timely advice: Federal employees must be aware that sworn statements and testimony under oath have to be truthful or they …More
Contractor Will Run Open Season
The contractor running the FSA program also will be responsible for administering the open seasons during which employees may elect …More
Start-Up, Other Costs at Stake
In its announcement to bidders, OPM said that it anticipated that a contractor will impose a fee “made on a …More
FSA Enrollees Could Pay Account Fees
Federal employees who enroll in the upcoming flexible spending accounts could pay an account management fee to whatever contractor is …More
Consider Donating Unusable Leave
Employees with annual leave that might be lost due to use-or-lose rules might wish to consider donating it instead to …More
Leave Year End Reminder
Although there is some variation, the 2002 leave year for most federal employees ends January 11, 2003. That means there …More
Key MSPB, Court Decisions of 2002
The Merit Systems Protection Board, the agency that handles most appeals of federal employee disciplinary cases, retirement disputes and other …More
Dollar Amount Investments Might Work Better
FERS employees earning more than $92,302 would exceed the 2003 $12,000 dollar cap by investing in the TSP at 13 …More
Misconception About Matching Provision
Some FERS TSP investors believe the best strategy is to invest as much as possible as early as possible in …More
High-Paid FERS Investors Should Take Care
High-paid employees under the FERS retirement system investing or intending to invest at or near the maximum investments allowed for …More
Full Underwriting Applies to Others
All other eligible persons, including retirees and their spouses, are subject to “full” underwriting at all times, including during the …More
Underwriting the Key Advantage
While eligible persons can enroll in the FLTCIP program at any time, several advantages in the program connected with the …More
FLTCIP Open Season Almost Over
The open season in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program, which has been running since July 1, ends December …More
