Contractor Count at Army
The Army has announced its intent to compile an inventory of its contractors, a step that federal employee organizations long …More
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One factor will help keep the base closings idea alive almost no matter what the potential for savings — estimated …More
DoD Adopts Travel Changes
The Defense Department has adopted several changes in per diem reimbursement policies that have applied to travelers of other federal …More
Agency Reform Panel Proposed
The head of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., has introduced a bill to create a special …More
‘Deadly Sins’ Worth Watching
While the law that created mandatory firing offenses at the IRS was a response to abuses at that agency that …More
IRS Employees Have Cause for Concern
One agency where there is special cause for concern is the IRS itself, where willful understatement of tax liability and …More
Tax Crackdown Coming?
The IRS is sending letters to federal agencies describing the percentages of their employees who are delinquent in paying federal …More
Army Warns Civilians on ‘Extremism’
A senior Army official recently issued a statement saying that the Army will not tolerate actions by its civilian employees …More
NARFE Continues to Push Reforms
Meanwhile, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, a leader in the fight against the GPO and WEP (see item …More
Only Part of Earnings Test Issue Addressed
The repeal, which primarily is of interest to federal and postal employees retired under the FERS system, does not affect …More
Earnings Test Repeal Signed
President Clinton has signed into law a measure (HR-5) repealing the “earnings test” for Social Security recipients aged 65-69 who …More
Full House to Vote on Group LTC Insurance
The House likely will vote soon to create a long-term care insurance benefit for federal and postal employees, retirees and …More
C Fund Posts Second-Best Month Ever
The Thrift Savings Plan’s common stock C fund had the second-best month in the history of the program in March, …More
OPM Looks Ahead to Inauguration
Although the next presidential inauguration still is nine months away, the Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance on holiday …More
Contractor Per Diem Plan Shelved
A White House proposal to allow government contractors to pay their employees higher per diem payments than those applying to …More
Huge Drop in Exec Branch Jobs Since ’93
Newly-released statistics show just how deep cuts in federal employment have gone since January 1993. The entire government has lost …More
NTEU: Revise Mandatory IRS Firing Law
Declaring that “it seems patently unfair to hold those who write the tax laws to a lesser standard than those …More
FAA Appeal Rights Returning
Legislation that has passed Congress and is awaiting a presidential signature would restore the right of Federal Aviation Administration employees …More
Injured Workers Conference
The Injured Workers International Conference will conduct a conference May 19-21 at the Comfort Inn At The Point in Niagara …More
Windfall Stirs Less Interest
Bills also are pending in Congress to either eliminate or soften the windfall elimination provision, which reduces a person’s own …More
