Oversight
Panel approves hiring reform, expands whistleblower protections
Legislation to streamline employment process and protect whistleblowers sails through Senate committee markup.
Oversight
OPM takes strategic planning process public
Director sets Oct. 1 deadline for new plan, and suggests agency reorganization could follow.
Pay & Benefits
Senior officials praise federal employees for local philanthropy
OPM has set goal for 1 million pounds in food donations by Sept. 11.
Oversight
Senate committee will tackle Postal Service financial woes
Panel will consider on Wednesday a bill that would help the agency cover the costs of employees’ retirement health benefits.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Consortium sponsors competitions to develop cybersecurity workforce
Group aims to identify 10,000 highly skilled computer security high school and college students to fill the demand for cyber workers in federal agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Language to ease rehiring of retirees makes it into Defense authorization
Senate approves Collins amendment, despite blocking other federal workforce reforms.
Oversight
EEOC nominee has substantial civil rights experience
Jacqueline Berrien will face significant management challenges at overloaded anti-discrimination agency.
Oversight
Federal workforce reforms dropped from Senate Defense authorization bill
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, vows to fight for FERS sick leave fix and locality pay in conference committee.
Oversight
Workforce challenges linger at Federal Air Marshal Service
Policies show signs of progress but aren’t perfect yet, witnesses testify before a House Homeland Security subcommittee.
Oversight
TSA begins meetings with unions
Labor groups say collective bargaining, pay and evaluation systems are key concerns.
Pay & Benefits
Health Care Heartburn
As reformers eye FEHBP as a template for affordable coverage, some look to guard federal benefits.
Oversight
Court allows challenge to intern program to go forward
Labor union is seeking to overturn the program, saying it lets agencies circumvent the merit system.
Oversight
Academy urges major management reform at Energy
Serious problems, especially in human resources, jeopardize department’s mission, independent review finds.
Oversight
Defense acquisition workforce plan called insufficient
Procurement law expert tells congressional panel that the Pentagon should hire every available qualified contracting professional.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel chief calls for better attitude toward civil servants
OPM Director John Berry says positive relationships with Congress and OMB will be keys to ambitious agenda.
Pay & Benefits
Facelift of TSP Web site stays on schedule
Redesign with features such as an improved retirement calculator is scheduled to be complete by 2010.
Oversight
Unions urge Obama to mend, not end, current federal pay system
Leaders call on administration to address problems with General Schedule before creating a new framework.
Pay & Benefits
House passes 2 percent pay raise
Financial services legislation advances with Obama’s pay raise proposal included.
Pay & Benefits