Federal Telecommuters: Be Safety Aware
Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently retreated from a proposed policy on safety standards for private sector employees …More
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A recent court ruling underscores the problems FAA employees face when trying to challenge personnel decisions against them under the …More
Contracting-Out Savings Questioned
The agency announcements came just after the General Accounting Office questioned whether the Defense Department will be able to achieve …More
VA Has Second-Highest Number
The Veterans Affairs Department has reported the second-highest number of jobs that could be put up for bid, nearly 190,000. …More
Cuts Uncertain Despite Lists
It’s far from certain when—or even if—those jobs (see above related item) will be put up for bid. The 1998 …More
Half-Million DoD Jobs Could Go Up for Bid . . .
The Defense Department has said that 504,000 of its civilian employee jobs are subject to contracting-out competitions with the private …More
Job Losses Hit DoD the Hardest
Agencies slammed hardest by job losses in 1996-1998 were the Department of Defense, down by 72,149 workers to 709,075; the …More
Work Force Smaller, More White-Collar
New figures from the Office of Personnel Management show that the executive branch work force continued to shrink in the …More
Rules on Child Care Subsidies Proposed
Federal employees who have trouble affording child care could get help from their agencies under rules proposed by the Office …More
‘Special Rate’ Raises Set
One group of employees that had to wait a bit longer for the final word on raises is the “special …More
2000 Raise is on the Way
Many federal employees will pick up their first paychecks of 2000 and not see the much-ballyhooed 4.8 percent general schedule …More
New Summary of Pay Limits
OPM recently released a summary of pay limitations applying to federal employees. For a closer look, go to https://www.fedweek.com/content/hfi/index.php in …More
Concerns Raised Over Employees Sent to War Zones
The House Armed Services Committee has expressed concerns about how federal employees who are injured or become ill in combat …More
Wait and See Attitude on
The TSPs executive director, Gregory Long, said at a recent House hearing that the TSP continues to have a wait …More
3.9 Percent Raise Prospects Advance
A House Armed Services subcommittee has recommended a 3.9 percent January 2009 military raise, sending the figure on to the …More
Indicated Average Raise Above 19 Percent
If the government were to follow through on the pay formula set by underlying law—which has never been done in …More
Employees Win Three-Fourths of A-76 Studies
The in-house side won 73 percent of A-76 studies in fiscal 2007, according to an OMB report, continuing a pattern …More
Professional Liability Insurance–Choice of Several Different Payment Options
Most federal employees cannot afford the prohibitive cost of defending themselves against potential threats to their career — proposed discipline, …More
Agencies Called Lagging on Personnel Policies
Federal agencies have made "insufficient and ineffective" use of special hiring authorities that already exist and need to consider making …More
Federal Legal Corner: Establishing a Discrimination Case
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently held that the question of whether a plaintiff …More
