DoD Authorization Bill Approved
Both the House and Senate have passed the long-stalled fiscal 2003 Defense Department authorization bill (HR-4546), which contains several provisions …More
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Also included in the homeland security bill are several civil service reform provisions advocated primarily by Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio. …More
Compromise on Union Provisions Controversial
The compromise on union rights for Homeland Security Department employees adds some new restrictions on a President’s right to revoke …More
Homeland Security Agency Approval Pending
Final approval still is pending of a revised measure (HR-5005) to create a new Homeland Security Department out of 22 …More
TSP Catch-Up Bill Passes
The Senate has joined the House in passing and sending to President Bush for his expected signature a bill (HR-3340) …More
Special Rates Hearing Held
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has held a hearing on the settlement reached between the government and the National …More
Pay Order Upcoming
With the January 2003 federal employee pay raise still not put into law, the next development on the raise will …More
Agreement Signaled on 4.1 Figure
A group of House members active in federal employee issues has said that House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., has agreed …More
Raise Figure Left Hanging
The congressional decision to hold over until at least January decisions on budget matters for the current fiscal year has …More
Privatization Initiatives Have Checkered History
The Army’s new contracting out initiative does not necessarily mean that potentially affected jobs will be privatized soon-or at all. …More
Army Kicks Off Another Contracting Initiative
The Army has kicked off what it calls its “third wave” of contracting out initiatives, telling component commands that they …More
Stock Funds Post Good Month
All three Thrift Savings Plan stock-oriented funds posted substantial gains in October, with the common stock (C) fund leading the …More
New Chairman Also Pending in House
On the House side, Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., will have to give up the chairmanship of the Government Reform Committee …More
Changes Ahead in Civil Service Panels
With Republicans taking control of the Senate, control of the key committee that handles federal employee and retiree matters there, …More
Retiree Bills Likely Will Have to Wait
Action is not expected on legislation (HR-664 and S-611) to soften the impact of the “government pension offset” that reduces …More
TSP Catch-Up Bill Still Has a Chance
Another bill (HR-3340) with an apparently good chance to pass in the lame duck session would allow federal employees at …More
DoD Authorization Bill Also Pending
During the lame duck session Congress also likely will try once again to break a deadlock on the fiscal 2003 …More
Homeland Security Measure Also Pending
Another issue certain to arise in the post-election session is legislation to create a Department of Homeland Security out of …More
OPM’s Breakdown of Pay Situation
The Office of Personnel Management has released a fact sheet on the situation for the January 2003 federal pay raises, …More
Raise Determination Still Pending
One issue still to be decided in deliberations on the budget is the size of the January 2003 average general …More
Unfinished Business Awaits Congress
Congress is back at work this week for what could be a brief lame duck session during which it will …More
New Consumer-Driven Health Plan for Federal Employees
https://www.fedweek.com/definity_redirect_email.htm Are you getting your money’s worth from your health plan? Beginning this week, Federal and Postal employees have the …More
New Health Insurance Premium Rates Posted
We’ve posted 2003 premiums for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program in our Hot Free Info section of our website: …More
Hearings Planned on Possible EEO Changes
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to hold public hearings soon on options for streamlining and speeding up its process …More
Cards Being Canceled, Wages Garnisheed
OMB noted that the biggest user, the Defense Department, has canceled about 400,000 travel cards, nearly a fifth of all …More
Crackdown on Charge Cards Continues
The Office of Management and Budget has imposed new requirements for agencies to report on the use of purchase and …More
Some Features Still in Flux
In its request for bids, OPM proposed, as it previously indicated, that the maximum annual employee investment in a healthcare …More
Estimates of Participation Made
In its request for bids, OPM indicated that it expects a relatively small percentage of employees would participate at the …More
Bids on FSA Program Requested
The Office of Personnel Management has put out a request for bids to create the “flexible spending account” program for …More
Overview of A-76 and Its Problems
Although most federal employees have heard the term “Circular A-76” and understand that it involves the government’s policy affecting privatization …More
