OPM Reports on Audit of FSA Carrier
Following is the summary of an audit by OPM’s IG of the carrier the government uses for the flexible spending …More
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Following is a summary of recent guidance from the Federal Chief Information Officers Council on use of employees’ personal electronic …More
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DoD Workforce Planning Reviewed
Following is the summary of a recent GAO report reviewing DoD’s civilian workforce planning. Over the last decade, Congress has …More
Need for Bilingual Employees Stressed
Following is the testimony of a State Department official at a recent Senate hearing on the shortage of foreign-language speaking …More
Flaws Found in Federal Building Protections
Following is the summary of a report GAO prepared for a recent House hearing on federal building security GAO’s preliminary …More
Flu Preparedness Reviewed
Following is a summary of a recent GAO report examining plans federal agencies have to protect their employees in the …More
The Special Retirement Supplement Formula
I guess it’s not surprising that I’m being inundated with e-mails from employees ready to jump ship who want to …More
Political Activity Restrictions on Federal Employees
With the campaigning home stretch ahead, it’s important for federal and postal employees to understand which activities are permissible and …More
DoD Personnel Programs Examined
Following is the summary of a recent GAO report on how DoD has managed past downsizing of its civilian workforce, …More
Data Issued on Hiring of Disabled
A recent OPM report on the government’s record of hiring of the disabled showed that through fiscal 2011, total permanent …More
Phased Retirement Details Emerging
Following is a fact sheet OPM recently sent to agencies containing more details about how the upcoming phased retirement authority …More
GAO Cites Increasing BRAC Costs
Following is the summary of a recent GAO report on the cost growth of the 2005 DoD base realignment and …More
GAO Negative on Social Responsibility Fund
Following is the summary of a recent GAO report examining proposals to add to the TSP, a fund of companies …More
Clearance Processing Goals Being Met, OPM Says
Following is the testimony of an OPM official at a recent Senate hearing on processing of security clearances. From the …More
Intelligence Agency Rotation Program Reviewed
Following is the summary of a recent GAO report finding that improvements are needed to a rotation program among intelligence …More
Disability Hiring Initiative Reviewed
Following is the summary of a recent GAO report reviewing the government’s initiative to hire more employees with disabilities. The …More
Workforce Demographic Breakdown Reported
OPM has released its annual report on federal workforce demographics, once again showing that Hispanics are the only minority group …More
House, Senate Versions of Key Bill Summarized
Following are summaries of the Senate and House versions of the financial services-general government appropriations bill, the key annual spending …More
OPM Issues ‘Burrowing In’ Memo
Following is a memo that OPM recently issued regarding conversions of political appointees into career positions, a routine step taken …More
MSPB Reviews Workforce Developments
Following is a portion of a recent report from the MSPB focusing on developments in the federal workplace. The …More
Issues of HR Workforce Examined
Following is the testimony of OPM director John Berry at a recent Senate hearing examining the state of the federal …More
Special Authorities for Postal Bargaining Reviewed
Following are excerpts from a recent Congressional Research Service report describing the allowed scope of union bargaining in the U.S. …More
Hatch Act Called Too Restrictive, Out of Date
Following are excerpts from testimony by the Office of Special Counsel at a House hearing considering revisions to the Hatch …More
Impact of Automatic Cuts Assessed
Following is the summary of a recent Congressional Research Service report assessing the impact of potential automatic cutting in many …More
New Policy on Domestic Violence in Workplace Ordered
Following is a presidential memo to agencies on establishing policies for addressing domestic violence in the federal workplace. Despite the …More
MSPB’s Work, Challenges Reviewed
Following are excerpts from the testimony at a recent Senate hearing of Merit Systems Protection Board chairwoman Susan Tsui Grundmann. …More
Changes in Allowances Detailed
Following is a recent memo to agencies describing changes in several allowances and certain other employment policies as ordered by …More
