Pay & Benefits
Feds denied extra hours off to vote
The Office of Personnel Management says agencies already have authority to adjust excused absence policies.
Oversight
Senate oversight committee could get a post-election face-lift
Lieberman has a tenuous hold on the chairmanship, and six of the committee’s eight Republican members are retiring or up for reelection.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers push to give feds an extra two hours off to vote
Traffic, heavy voter turnout, and changes in federal and state election laws could cause delays at polls, two Virginia congressmen say.
Pay & Benefits
Bidding opens on 2010 pay raise at 2.9 percent
Change in Employment Cost Index has become the de facto baseline for recommended average federal salary increases.
Pay & Benefits
High Interest
Responses to your questions and comments about high-deductible health plans.
Pay & Benefits
Sick Leave Slowdown
Legislation allowing more federal employees to cash out accrued sick leave at retirement isn't dead yet.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA hires Navy to build claims processing system
Lack of in-house expertise and pressure from veterans group and union leads department to forgo hiring a contractor .
Pay & Benefits
Agencies strive to tap talent of disabled employees
Government attempts to reverse an embarrassing decline in the portion of the federal workforce that is disabled.
Pay & Benefits
OPM helps Treasury with hiring flexibilities
Bailout program will require talent from inside and outside government.
Defense
VA nurses are in short supply
GAO recommends adopting a new staffing system and expanding access to alternative work schedules for inpatient nurses.
Pay & Benefits
Treasury is mum on new hires to manage bailout
Department has authority to fast track federal hiring process.
Pay & Benefits
Candidates hint at how they’ll tackle pay issues
Many government employees wonder how the next president will manage salary and job performance.
Pay & Benefits
Considering HDHPs
Is a high-deductible health plan the right choice for you this open season?
Pay & Benefits
EEOC group says agencies should boost Hispanic employment and hiring efforts
Hispanics are underrepresented in the government’s senior ranks, where they make up slightly more than 3 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Unfounded Fears
The economy and stock market might be in a tailspin, but federal employees shouldn’t start panicking about their benefits just yet.
Pay & Benefits
IG community honors auditors and investigators
Agriculture, Defense departments among top award winners.
Pay & Benefits
Panel: No change to locality pay areas in 2009
The Federal Salary Council denies the request of 42 locations currently in the “rest of U.S.” category.
Oversight
Watchdog unveils government reform priorities for next administration
Nonprofit recommends increasing federal pay and returning some contract jobs to the civil service.
Pay & Benefits
TSP weathers sharp spike in transactions
On Oct. 10, calls to the plan’s ThriftLine spiked from a normal volume of around 18,000 to nearly 35,000.
Pay & Benefits