Higher Government Share of FEHB Premiums Sought
New legislation (HR-4580) has been offered in the House seeking to increase the government’s average share of Federal Employees Health …More
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The Office of Personnel Management and three dozen agencies have joined in issuing a pledge to make the federal job …More
Senate Passes Widened Whistleblower Protections
The Senate has joined the House in passing legislation (HR-169) to strengthen protections of federal employees under anti-discrimination and whistleblower …More
OPM’s Assessment of Pay System
While not making recommendations, the OPM report urges action to reform the pay system, saying that “seizing systemic, government wide …More
OPM Presents Case for Reforming Pay
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a “white paper” on federal pay that officials hope will start the process …More
DoD Lists Commercial-Type Jobs
Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget has released the latest accounting of the agency with the greatest number of …More
Numeric Goals Called Arbitrary
Federal employee organizations have opposed the setting of numeric goals for potential privatization from the outset of the administration, arguing …More
No Timetable on Larger Goal
The Bush team first addressed its intentions for the contracting-out program during the campaign during 2000, when officials indicated that …More
Focus on Contracting Out Coming
The Commercial Activities Panel, a special commission overseen by the General Accounting Office that has been examining the government’s contracting-out …More
Some Restrictions Remain
The GSA policy also imposes certain restriction on personal use of frequent traveler benefits. It states that employees may not …More
Final Guidance on Frequent Traveler Benefits Issued
The General Services Administration has issued final guidance on use of frequent traveler benefits by federal employees, formally putting into …More
COLA Count Turns Upward
The inflation index used to set the January 2003 retiree cost-of-living adjustment increased by 0.6 percent in March, bringing the …More
More Such Maneuvers May be Ahead
The Treasury letter to Congress indicated that there may be more financial maneuvering ahead for the G fund unless Congress …More
TSP Funds Restored
The Treasury Department has announced that it has stopped using financial maneuvers involving the Thrift Savings Plan’s government securities (G) …More
Letter Starts Annual Negotiation Process
The call letter kicks off a process of negotiation between OPM and the insurance carriers that typically concludes in late …More
Drug Costs, Care Management to Get Particular Attention
OPM’s letter to the insurers told them that they should “remain committed to managing prescription drug costs” through steps such …More
OPM Issues 2003 FEHB Call Letter
The Office of Personnel Management, saying the forces that have been driving up Federal Employees Health Benefits program premiums in …More
House Approves IT Employee Exchange Program
The House has passed legislation (HR-3925) to establish a federal-private sector exchange program in which information technology employees at the …More
VA RIF Rights Clarified
Health care professionals working at the Veterans Affairs department’s Veterans Health Administration are covered by the reduction in force protections …More
Senate Signal on Raise Still Pending
The Senate has yet to schedule a vote on a fiscal year 2003 budget resolution that will stake out the …More
Repeat of GPO Bill’s Experience Shaping Up?
The garnering of a House majority in favor of revising the windfall penalty is an accomplishment for employee and retiree …More
‘Windfall’ Bill Passes Milestone
A bill to ease the impact of the windfall elimination provision has passed an important milestone in the House, garnering …More
GAO’s Views on Civil Service Reform
The General Accounting Office put the term “human capital crisis” in the federal workplace vocabulary in early 2001 by deeming …More
James Orders Hiring Policy Changes
Federal agencies have been ordered to improve several aspects of their hiring procedures in order to better cope with the …More
‘Deadly Sins’ Reform Fails Vote
The House has failed to pass a bill (HR-3991) that among other things would amend the “10 Deadly Sins,” provision …More
‘Full’ Underwriting Requirements Apply to Some
Retirees, their spouses and other eligible family members will be subject to “full” underwriting under the LTC program. In addition …More
LTC Underwriting Requirements Set
With the start of the early enrollment period for the federal long-term care program comes the long-awaited definition of exactly …More
Rules for Law Officers Loosened
The changes in the pay cap policy, authorized by the fiscal 2002 Defense Department authorization act (P.L. 107-107), also liberalize …More
Premium Pay Policy Changes Coming
Effective April 27, several changes will be made regarding limitations on overtime and other types of premium pay such as …More
Mediation Program Launched
In a move that could set a precedent for executive branch agencies, the U.S. Postal Service and the Equal Employment …More
