News
Supreme Court upholds legal immunity for federal employees
Justices find the government can defend Forest Service employee for alleged act that was not part of his job description.
Pay & Benefits
Rating Benefits
Federal employees say they are happy with time off and sick leave, but satisfaction falls off after that.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan executive director resigns
Gary Amelio oversaw the recent addition of lifecycle funds to the plan.
Management
GAO employees move toward vote on union representation
Effort to organize analysts in watchdog agency comes after some were denied pay increases.
Pay & Benefits
Medicare subsidy could have softened rise in health premiums
OPM officials argue the subsidy is inappropriate for federal plan.
Pay & Benefits
Feeling the Squeeze
Agencies with high personnel costs and stagnant budgets are asking their employees to make sacrifices.
News
OPM tightens rules blocking criminals from federal work
Agencies would have power to bar employment of certain categories of people for three years.
Management
Commissioner leaves SSA after six years
Jo Anne Barnhart focused on reforming the disability claims process.
Management
Employees report more respect for managers than senior leaders
Most respondents to governmentwide survey said they like their jobs and think their work is important; results are largely unchanged from two years ago.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan hacker attack prompts extra precautions
Officials recommend installing a protective program on computers and logging off Web site when finished viewing accounts.
Pay & Benefits
Take Time, Give Life
Federal employees get 30 days of extra leave to serve as organ donors.
News
Initiative targets retirees for second careers in government
Private sector baby boomers could fill the gaps left by retiring federal workers.
Defense
House votes to grant TSA screeners bargaining rights
White House opposes the move, arguing collective bargaining would hurt the agency’s ability to respond to terrorist threats.
Defense
Pentagon limits executives’ pay raises
Separately, officials post 2007 pay tables for employees in new personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
FAA boosts pay cap ceilings again
Payband system leaves some longtime employees with smaller raises than less experienced workers.
Pay & Benefits
Popularity Contest
Long-term care insurance isn’t as popular as new dental and vision plans, but employees may be wise to give it a second look.
News
Bush recess appointment to labor board draws fire
President leaves empty a slot reserved for a Democrat at the Federal Labor Relations Authority, but moves temporarily to fill a GOP opening.
Management
Federal employee trial periods at risk, MSPB warns
Two court cases have complicated the definition of which workers qualify for probationary terms, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Free Ride
The IRS raises the maximum transit subsidy to $110 a month in 2007, a nearly 5 percent increase over the 2006 level.
Pay & Benefits
Bush issues order for 2.2 percent pay raise
Chances slim for Congress to grant a higher 2.7 percent raise retroactively.
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