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
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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
DoD Spending Bill Signed
President Bush has signed into law (PL 107-314) that: provides uniformed military personnel with a 4.1 percent basic raise (raises …More
Alternative Coverage, ‘Service Package’ Differ
The FLTCIP alternative coverage package is one of two specialty features of the program, along with a “service package,” available …More
OPM Sends Reminder on Alternative Coverage
The Office of Personnel Management has sent agencies a reminder for their employees debating whether to apply for the Federal …More
Law Enforcement Jobs Draw First Attention
While the process of designing one or more personnel systems for the Homeland Security department could be a drawn-out one, …More
New Department Could Have Mix of Rules
While one goal of creating the new Department of Homeland Security is to better standardize the varying personnel systems of …More
Watch for Special Rate Decision Soon
A federal judge is expected to decide soon how to handle a proposed settlement in the two decade-old suit for …More
Pay Gap a Hard Number to Pin Down
https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp Since the 1990 federal pay law was passed, successive Presidents and Congresses have refused to fund the raises the …More
Stock Funds Up Again
For the second straight month all three stock-oriented TSP funds posted strong gains in November, with the common stock (C) …More
Dollar Cap Issue Raises Some Questions
Some TSP investors apparently have misconceptions about the annual dollar cap-in 2003, $12,000-applying to the TSP and similar retirement savings …More
TSP Open Season Winding Down
The current open season in Thrift Savings Plan, in which investors can increase the amount they can invest each biweekly …More
Catch-Ups Could Primarily Benefit CSRS Employees
The TSP catch-up program likely will be of interest primarily to employees in the CSRS retirement system for two reasons. …More
TSP Catch-Up Bill Signed into Law
President Bush has signed into law legislation (PL 107-304) allowing TSP participants age 50 and older make “catch-up” contributions–on top …More
Personnel Services Transition Will Take Time
One of the many issues involved in creation of DHS that likely will take some time is the need to …More
Formal Launch of New Department Set
The new Department of Homeland Security, consisting of about 170,000 federal employees to be transferred from 22 existing agencies and …More
Check if Coverage is Changing
Although the large majority of FEHB enrollees make no changes during the annual open season, officials advise at the minimum …More
FEHB Open Season Wrapping Up
The current open season in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program ends December 9, meaning there is only little time …More
CBO Doesn’t Recommend Funding Pay Law
The CBO report is the latest installment in the running debate over the existence and size of the pay gap, …More
Consequences of Pay Gap Listed
As the budgeting arm of Congress, CBO’s views on federal pay can be influential on Capitol Hill. Said its report: …More
Report Finds Range in Pay Gaps
The Congressional Budget Office has reported that federal workers in certain professional and administrative jobs “tend to hold jobs that …More
Raise Issue to Be Revisited in January
Supporters of the 4.1 percent raise amount say they will work when Congress reconvenes in early January to enact that …More
Bush’s Letter on Pay
Bush’s pay letter further said that even a 3.1 percent raise would be above inflation, that federal turnover is low, …More
