Standards for Alternative Approaches Issued
The Office of Personnel Management has defined the extent to which agencies with special personnel authorities still must comply with …More
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In his testimony, Chu said that given the competition from the private sector for employees with the technical and other …More
COLA Measure Heads Upward
The inflation measure used to determine the January 2003 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment rose 0.2 percent in January, the first …More
Change in Status Also Addressed
The OPM guidance also clarifies what will happen when an individual has a change in status after applying for LTC …More
Eligibility Rules Clarified
Meanwhile, OPM has put out further guidance on eligibility for the LTC coverage addressing situations where the individual leaves a …More
Some Differences for Early Enrollees
Those joining the LTC program during the early enrollment opportunity will not be able to have premiums withheld from their …More
Still Fewer Opportunities at Higher Levels
MSPB added that on reaching the GS-12 level, the rate of promotion fell to about 1 in 13 each year. …More
Fewer Promotional Opportunities Exist than Employees Believe
The MSPB report added that the average overall promotion rate, which includes both competitive promotions and career ladder promotions, in …More
MSPB Finds Problems in Merit Promotion System
Federal supervisors, employees, and unions “all have major reservations” about how well the federal merit promotion process works, the Merit …More
OPM Authority on Overtime Policies Affirmed
The Office of Personnel Management’s policies on overtime eligibility for federal employees need not match rules issued by the Labor …More
Other FECA Changes Proposed
The administration budget further proposes to: add an administrative surcharge to the amount billed to federal agencies for FECA compensation …More
White House to Tackle FECA Program
The Bush administration has said it will propose reforms in the Federal Employees Compensation Act, the program providing medical benefits …More
Other Key Elements of Proposed Reforms
Other key elements of the Bush administration Managerial Flexibility Act proposal (S-1613) include: enhancing authority to give recruitment, retention and …More
Personnel Reform Hearings Coming
Hearings could be held next month in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on proposals by the Bush administration and committee …More
Some ‘Deadly Sins’ Would Remain
The administration in its recent budget proposal asked Congress to drop two “deadly sins” in particular: one involving an employee …More
IRS Proposes Revising ‘Deadly Sins’ Policy
The Bush administration has again proposed that Congress change the so-called “ten deadly sins” policy in effect at the IRS-a …More
Merit Promotion Process May Add Little Value, Report Says
MSPB’s study of the merit promotion process also found that while most of the decisions made under process are in …More
LABOR DEPARTMENT PLANS EARLY OUTS
The Labor Department will offer an early retirement opportunity for selected employees beginning March 1 and running through September 30, …More
DOD OFFERS CHOICE ON BUYOUT PAYMENTS
Defense Department employees getting buyout payments now may elect to receive the payment as one lump-sum or as biweekly or …More
DOD BUDGET BOOSTS MASKS PERSONNEL CUT
Although much attention on the Bush administration’s recent budget proposal as it regards the Defense Department, the largest employer of …More
PAY RAISE PROJECTION MADE
The Bush administration’s budget proposal-while seeking a 2.6 percent average general schedule raise in January 2003 compared with a basic …More
GUIDANCE ISSUED ON WAGE GRADE RAISES
The Office of Personnel Management has sent out its annual guidance on raises for wage grade employees, who are paid …More
NO CONVERSION ALLOWED IN LTC COVERAGE
Ever since it was first announced that the government was creating long-term care insurance for its employees, a major question …More
AGE, PREMIUM ISSUES ALSO SPECIFIED
For those electing early enrollment, the enrollee’s age for determining premiums will be the age at the time the carrier, …More
LTC UNDERWRITING REQUIREMENTS DEFINED
The underwriting requirements-questions relating to health-will be the same for both the early and open season enrollment opportunities in the …More
FEHB-Medicare Link to Be Examined
The White House’s budget proposal contained relatively little about federal benefits, although in one section focusing on the Medicare program, …More
4.1 Percent Likely to Be Target Figure
Also like last year, the 4.1 percent basic military raise figure will be the focus of attention of the pay …More
Early Test of Parity Concept Possible
Last year in a similar situation supporters of parity between federal and military personnel succeeded in getting both the House …More
2002 Free Federal Leave Chart Now Available
We have posted a FREE 2002 interactive federal employee leave use tracker on our Website at https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp. Every year, this …More
Another Fight over Raises Seems Likely
The Bush administration’s proposal that general schedule employees get raises averaging 2.6 percent in January 2003 likely will trigger a …More
