Management
Union to file for first-ever election at GAO
Group set to submit election cards from more than half of the agency’s 1,500 analysts.
Management
Bill aims to improve FAA labor negotiations process
Unsettled contract disputes would be brought before an independent, three-member arbitration board.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker backs pay parity, 3.5 percent raise for 2008
Rep. Tom Davis tells appropriators that providing competitive pay for civilian and military personnel will help recruitment and retention.
Defense
Pentagon rolls out performance-based pay
Sixty-four percent of employees in first group to enter new personnel system are deemed "valued performers."
Pay & Benefits
Common stocks lead April TSP earnings
International investments in the 401(k)-style plan post the strongest 12-month returns.
Pay & Benefits
Senator renews push to reduce burden of pension offset
Proposal to cut penalty applied to some retirees’ Social Security benefits comes with price tag of $8.2 billion over 10 years.
Pay & Benefits
House panel approves 3.5 percent military pay raise
Federal labor unions hope to secure an equivalent hike for civilian employees.
Defense
Lawmakers skeptical of planned Federal Protective Service cuts
DHS official argues loss of 249 police officers would not hurt building security.
Defense
Union official, FEMA clash over morale issues
Labor leader seeks congressional "rescue" of agency; FEMA spokesman calls statements "worthless."
Management
GAO settles pay dispute with 12 of 308 senior analysts
Counsel finds data and calculations used to conduct the employees' performance evaluations were flawed.
Management
Agencies report rise in student loan repayments
Budget limitations and tax liabilities remain obstacles to offering the benefit.
Pay & Benefits
OPM proposes new rules on higher pay for hard-to-fill jobs
Regulations seek to boost agency use of "underutilized" pay flexibility.
Defense
Bill would keep Defense labs out of new personnel system
Pay-for-performance demonstration projects are working, so there’s no need to move employees to the National Security Personnel System, sponsor says.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers seek to extend combat-zone tax break to feds
Civilian federal employees are eligible for hardship pay up to a ceiling, but do not get the tax benefits offered to military personnel and contractors.
Defense
House panel probes latest DHS personnel overhaul
Lawmakers question whether Human Capital Operational Plan will address morale problems.
Defense
House panel questions plan to trim federal guards
Homeland Security official says proposal to rely on contract security personnel would refocus resources without diminishing protection.
Management
Distance between best and worst agencies to work widens
Homeland Security Department remains near the bottom of the employee satisfaction rankings.
Pay & Benefits
Lawsuit seeks Sunday pay differential for part-timers
Regulation limiting bonus pay to full-time workers violates Congress' intent, labor union argues.
Pay & Benefits
No time off for travel on holidays, OPM says
Agency issues final regulations clarifying rules on compensatory time for travel.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to assess capacity to handle stock market plunges
After a major market dip in late February, officials want to ensure they are prepared to handle a flood of transactions.
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