Whistleblower Bill Signed
President Bush has signed into law legislation (HR-169) to strengthen protections of federal employees under antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws. …More
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With the government once again close to its debt limit, the Treasury Department once again has resorted to financial maneuvers …More
EEOC’s Guidance on Federal Sector Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which has jurisdiction over disputes within the government over alleged bias on the base of …More
COLA Count at 1 Percent
Through seven months of the 12-month counting period toward the January 2003 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment, retirees have banked 1 …More
Early Enrollment Applications Still Being Processed
Although early enrollment applications for the federal long-term care insurance program stopped being available May 15, applications received by the …More
Option B Portability Feature Ending
A three-year pilot program of allowing Federal Employees Group Life Insurance “option B” coverage to be portable on separation has …More
Employees Stay for the Benefits
Of federal employees not planning to look for another job in the coming year 91 percent cited their benefits as …More
Agencies Still Using Long-Term Temps
The government has been criticized for years for making extensive use of employees designated temporary for long periods of times. …More
Policy on MSPB Training-Related Complaints Issued
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued procedures for federal employees to follow when alleging discrimination and/or retaliation for having …More
Anti-Bias Bill Sent to White House
Congress has sent to the White House for an expected presidential signature legislation (HR-169) designed to hold agencies more accountable …More
Acquisition Work Force Reforms Still a Work in Progress
Meanwhile, the General Accounting Office has said that DoD still has considerable work ahead in reforming its acquisition work force …More
Faster Action on Work Force Test Urged
The House DoD authorization bill also would require the agency to develop an implementation plan by next February for improving …More
Contracting, Other Issues Addressed
While the DoD authorization bill affects only employees of that agency, DoD continues to account for about half of the …More
Parity’ Raise Figure Advances
The House has passed legislation (HR-4546) setting the military-federal employee “parity” figure for the January 2003 raise at 4.1 percent. …More
Applications Will Be Accepted Outside Open Seasons
OPM has said that those eligible for the FLTCIP program will be allowed to join after the upcoming open season, …More
One LTC Enrollment Period Ends, Another Coming
The early enrollment period for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program ends today (May 15) but the formal open …More
Employee Protections Issue Debated
During recent House debate on a bill (HR-3521) to break the Immigration and Naturalization Service into separate law enforcement and …More
Special Rates Case Remains in Waiting Mode
Although a settlement was announced earlier this year in the long-running “special rate” pay suit, it still could be a …More
FEHB Election Effective Dates to Remain the Same
The Office of Personnel Management has told agencies that contrary to its earlier indications, the effective date of employee elections …More
New TSP Features Ahead
The TSP, which has had contractors working on upgrading its computer systems for several years, is expected to announce in …More
Stock Funds Drop Again
Two of the three TSP stock-related funds suffered down months in April, with the large company common stock (C) fund …More
TSP Open Season Coming Up
One of the Thrift Savings Plan’s twice-yearly open seasons will begin May 15 and run through July 31, offering federal …More
No Guarantees Against Future Rate Increases
Another concern being expressed by potential enrollees in the FLTCIP is the potential for increased premiums at the end of …More
LTC Coverage Can Be Decreased
Enrollees in the new Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program will be allowed to request a decrease in their coverage …More
LTC Early Enrollment Period Wrapping Up
The special early enrollment period for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program ends May 15, although the regular open …More
OPM’s View on Pay Gap
The pay gap issue has been controversial since the 1990 reform law was enacted. The Clinton administration in its early …More
Pay Gap Called Prime Reform Issue
In the wake of an Office of Personnel Management “white paper” on the federal pay system, federal employee organizations and …More
Unions Oppose Idea
Of the four panel members dissenting from the idea, two were the heads of federal unions — Bobby Harnage of …More
New Approach to Contracting-Out Proposed
A commission examining the government’s process of considering federal jobs for private sector performance has issued a divided final report, …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
