Approval Near in Senate on Buyout, Veterans Preference Changes
The Senate expects to finish voting this week on a DoD bill (S-2943) containing significant changes in several federal employee …More
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The Obama administration has issued a statement opposing several provisions of the bill, although the veterans preference changes were not …More
Several Provisions Could Impact Jobs
The White House also opposes language that would repeal the longstanding moratorium on “Circular A-76” studies comparing in-house costs to …More
Panel to Advance Bill Allowing Raise, Setting Policies
The House Appropriations Committee is set to vote tomorrow (June 9) on the general government appropriations bill, the key annual …More
OPM Outlines Terms of Disabled Veterans Leave
OPM has proposed rules spelling out a new “disabled veteran leave” entitlement enacted into law late last year, stressing that …More
Senate Bill Would Expand Law Officer Retirement
Legislation (S-2946) offered in the Senate would expand the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers to certain categories who …More
House Backs Wider Job Competition Rights for Some Temps
The House has passed HR-4906, to clarify a law enacted last year regarding temporary or seasonal employees of land management …More
Buyouts, Raise, Other Issues on Agenda Ahead
After this week’s break, Congress will be in session for five of the next six weeks before recessing until September, …More
Limits on Veterans Preference Sought
The Senate DoD bill also contains two provisions not in the House bill regarding veterans preference, including one that “would …More
Plan to Limit VA Employee Rights Challenged from Both Sides
Another high priority bill (S-2921), which could reach a floor vote in the Senate in the upcoming weeks, would shorten …More
Acceptance of Raise by Default Appears Set
Also likely to progress in the time ahead is the general government appropriations bill. A House subcommittee has approved that …More
TSP Funds Flower in May
All TSP funds posted gains in May, with the small company stock S fund up 1.81 percent, followed closely by …More
COLA Count Inches toward Positive
The inflation adjustment used to set the January 2017 federal retirement COLA continues to creep toward positive territory, in April …More
Overtime Rules Revision Has Little Impact, at Least for Now
Recently issued Labor Department rules regarding overtime eligibility have little immediate impact on federal employees in general, since separate policies …More
Senate Bill Would Boost Buyout Amount at DoD
The Senate is set to vote this week on an annual defense budget bill (S-2943) that would increase the maximum …More
