One Last Chance on GPO Reform
The extended legislative session also provides one more opportunity for supporters of a bill (HR-1217) to soften the effect of …More
The extended legislative session also provides one more opportunity for supporters of a bill (HR-1217) to soften the effect of …More
Retirees have several special considerations in choosing Federal Employees Health Benefits program coverage that they should not overlook in the …More
There is still some misunderstanding about the premium conversion program (see above item) in the retiree community, with some retirees …More
The decision to hold the lame-duck session also breathed new life into a proposal (HR-4277) to allow retirees to capture …More
One measure that might yet get through Congress this year is a longstanding proposal to eliminate the percentage of salary …More
Since the White House has not objected to the employee provisions of the treasury-postal measure, they likely will be unchanged …More
One of the unfinished pieces of budget work is passing the treasury-postal appropriations bill, the key measure governing employee and …More
Congress will return to work next week for a lame-duck session in which wrapping up the spending measures for the …More
The maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax will increase to $80,400 from $76,200 next year. …More
The locality pay system that has been in effect for Veterans Affairs department nurses for the past decade would become …More
The TSP transfer bill (see above) also includes a provision allowing newly hired or rehired employees to begin investing in …More
In a recent newsletter to participants, the TSP underscored the importance of thinking through the handling of TSP accounts when …More
President Clinton has signed into law a measure (P.L. 106-361) allowing transfers into the Thrift Savings Plan of money in …More
MSPB (see above item) further said that “availability of the family-oriented programs varies from agency to agency, and employees in …More
A Merit Systems Protection Board survey has found that despite the heavy emphasis that the Office of Personnel Management has …More
Even if you aren’t expecting to change enrollments in the current Federal Employees Health Benefits open season, there are considerations …More
President Clinton has signed a bill (P.L. 106-430) to protect health care workers against accidental injury by needlesticks and other …More
This year’s congressional elections left in place the congressional leadership on civil service issues, although some shifting of seats could …More
Federal unions say the recent announcement creating special pay raises of up to 33 percent for information technology employees is …More
In order to grant a raise other than the figure indicated by the underlying law, the President must say that …More
Congress’s decision to put off finishing its work for the year until December apparently leaves President Clinton responsible for taking …More
The House has passed HR-3312, which would further encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution programs to solve federal workplace …More
The White House has approved recommendations of a special task force on federal training technology, including establishment of a learning …More
In an unusual commentary, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—the main court hearing appeals in federal personnel …More
The biennial legislative conference of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will be conducted in Arlington, Virginia, March 24-27.
The House has passed HR-207, which makes permanent the Physicians Comparability Allowance that is paid to certain physicians as a …More
Effective November 1, the Office of Personnel Management has added to the list of exclusions from payment of accidental death …More
Although legislation designed to impose greater scrutiny on the contracting process did not move in this session of Congress, the …More
In the law’s first year of operation (see item above), the employee side filed about twice as many challenges and …More
During the first round of producing lists of federal jobs that could be converted to contract under the Federal Activities …More