Attempt at LTC Compromise
The new Senate bill, sponsored by Sens. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Max Cleland, D-Ga., and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, seeks to strike …More
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Newly offered Senate legislation could break the logjam that has been holding up action on creating a long-term care insurance …More
RIF Retreat Rights Clarified
The right of an employee to retreat to a lower-graded position when faced with separation in a reduction-in-force depends on …More
Scholarship Application Deadline at Hand
Time is running short for applications for 2000-2001 academic year scholarships from the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund, which …More
Veterans Preference Tweaked Again
A law passed last year makes several changes in a major overhaul of veterans preference rights enacted in 1998 called …More
Paycheck Delay, Transit Subsidies Addressed
The House is drafting a special supplemental spending bill for the current fiscal year that is expected to repeal a …More
Broader Social Security Reform Questionable
Although the White House has called again for Social Security reform to address the system’s long-term financial issues, prospects for …More
Earnings Test Targeted
A bill that has passed the House and that has now moved to the Senate would repeal the portion of …More
OPM: Watch Out for Schedule Cs, Especially
The OPM memo, dated February 18, specifically calls attention to the appointment of Schedule C and noncareer SES employees to …More
OPM to Politicos: Don’t Try ‘Burrowing In’
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memo to agencies telling them that as the elections approach they should …More
Mid-Term Collective Bargaining Okayed
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has ruled that federal unions may initiate “mid-term” bargaining when issues crop up that weren’t …More
Professional Liability Insurance Now Available for Federal Employees
Publisher’s Note: We’ve received many requests for information on professional liability insurance from concerned federal employees. It’s worth checking out …More
Air Force Not Alone in Staffing Woes
While the Air Force is one of the first agencies to state publicly that it’s having such problems (see above …More
Air Force: Work Force ‘Out of Balance’
In a sign of the times as agencies begin to recover from years of cutbacks and hiring restrictions, the Air …More
Higher Amounts Urged, Too
A House leader on transportation issues, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., meanwhile continues to pressure the White House to issue an …More
Possible Breakthrough on Transit Subsidies
The Pentagon has signaled its willingness to start providing a modified form of subsidies for its employees to use public …More
Credit Card Use Date Delayed at DoD
Civilian employees of the Defense Department won’t be subject to mandatory use of government-issued credit cards while on official travel …More
G Fund Return Rate 6.5 Percent
Money invested in the Thrift Savings Plan’s government securities (G) fund is earning interest at a 6.5 percent annual rate …More
Qualifications Also Loosened
Two other changes to policies related to handicapped individuals would loosen rules on qualifying for jobs. One would disqualify a …More
New Disability Discrimination Rules
Newly proposed rules will make it mandatory to “reasonably accommodate” handicapped employees in job reassignments. Under current rules agencies only …More
