Pay & Benefits
Some TSP services suspended due to Hurricane Ivan
The National Finance Center, which handles administrative duties for the Thrift Savings Plan, narrowly avoided a hit from a hurricane this week.
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Pushing HSAs
Bush administration officials and the Office of Personnel Management are bullish on Health Savings Accounts.
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Private sector steps in to help agencies with hiring
Agency officials hope the hiring makeovers will yield significant benefits by the end of 2005.
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Officials weigh mandatory retirement age for public safety officials
A Senate lawmaker questions whether compulsory retirement ages still make sense.
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Federal health insurance premiums to rise by 7.9 percent
The OPM announcement marks the first time in four years that the annual increase has not been more than 10 percent.
Defense
Unions, Pentagon agree to continue talking about personnel overhaul
Both sides upbeat after a day of discussions about the pending National Security Personnel System.
Pay & Benefits
Senate panel approves military-civilian pay parity
Senate Appropriations subcommittee votes to give federal workers a 3.5 percent pay raise in 2005.
Defense
9/11 commissioner pushes Congress to act on recommendations
Former congressman pushes for laws making it easier for the government to hire and retain quality personnel to help fight the war on terrorism.
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Debt ceiling showdown could affect TSP investments
Treasury may seek to avoid the limit by temporarily suspending investments in federal retirement funds.
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Overhauling Overtime
Opinions diverge on what will happen if new overtime regulations are applied to the federal workforce.
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Thrift Savings Plan funds grow slightly after losses in July
The F Fund, which invests in fixed-income securities, showed the largest gains.
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OPM prepares for aftermath of Hurricane Frances
Agency offers guidance on excused absences and premium pay for emergency overtime work.
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No timeline set for selecting new civil service subcommittee chief
A frontrunner for the top spot on a key House Government Reform subcommittee has announced that he will not seek re-election, leaving the field wide open.
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Seeing Red
Union leaders appealed to Congress Wednesday to restart personnel talks with the Defense Department and also leveled harsh accusations, calling the National Security Personnel System a front for outsourcing government jobs.
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FDIC seeks personnel overhaul from Congress
The independent agency asks for more flexibile system, but a union leader says the plan would hurt workers.
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More mid-career government jobs going to private sector workers
But the number of jobs open to outside applicants dwindled in 2003, study finds.
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Agencies triple student loan repayments
Reimbursements to employees under three-year-old benefit program totaled $9.1 million in fiscal 2003.
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Report seeks more federal support for childhood vaccinations
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter calls for more funding to be directed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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