Defense
Bush team hopes April appeal will revive personnel reforms
But officials must convince appellate court in Homeland Security case to dismiss the logic of two district court judges.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Leaders
Lawmakers are intrigued by government’s success in convincing federal employees to sign up for long-term care insurance.
Pay & Benefits
Panel weighs proposal to digitize federal employee health records
Effort would be funded through an OPM account and eventual savings from technology; premiums would not rise.
Pay & Benefits
Labor relations ruling threatens Pentagon’s personnel reforms
While not directly addressing pay reforms, decision complicates rollout of National Security Personnel System.
Pay & Benefits
OPM director pushes part-time work in lieu of retirement
Linda Springer says OPM is devising policy changes to ease transition to part-time.
Management
OPM sets personnel management goals through 2010
Simplified plan focuses on decreasing wait-time for agency services.
Pay & Benefits
Less Is More
The Employee Thrift Advisory Council passed a resolution this week opposing the addition of a real estate investment option to the TSP.
Management
Pentagon to civilians: get departmentwide experience
Under new initiative, managers and executives will need to work in various organizations to compete for high-level jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Panel backs military pay-for-performance
Switch would help civilians joining the military later in their careers to earn salaries on par with those of their longtime military counterparts.
Pay & Benefits
Federal employee reservists eligible for back pay dating to 1980
Reservists also granted subpoena power to obtain military records more easily when filing claims.
Pay & Benefits
Pay with Plastic
Some federal employees with flexible spending accounts will be able to use specially issued debit cards to pay for health care.
Pay & Benefits
February a cold month for the TSP
The increasingly popular international fund lost ground while the reliable government securities fund was the highest earner.
Pay & Benefits
OPM unveils retirement education prototype
Online system designed to help employees identify holes in retirement planning.
Management
Pentagon likely to appeal ruling blocking labor relations reforms
Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England says he anticipated decision overturning parts of the department’s new personnel system.
Management
Judge overturns Defense labor relations reforms
Decision echoes August ruling in case involving challenge to Homeland Security system.
Pay & Benefits
Marine Corps awards contract to assist in personnel reforms
Contractor will help revise position descriptions and prepare workforce statistics.
Pay & Benefits
Indebted
TSP earnings again are being tapped to hold the federal debt within legal limits.
News
Hispanics still underrepresented in federal jobs
They account for 7.4 percent of the federal workforce, compared with 12.6 percent of the general labor force.
Pay & Benefits
International stocks gain in popularity among TSP investors
Trading costs for the fund rise as employees buy into an “up-market.”
Pay & Benefits
Administration seeks Foreign Service pay-for-performance
Proposal would grant Washington, D.C., area locality pay to employees working abroad.
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