Pay & Benefits
Committee approves workforce flexibility bill
House panel gives green light to legislation increasing options for awarding bonuses.
Pay & Benefits
Staying the Course
Preliminary results of a new OPM study show that federal law enforcement officers hung on to their jobs last year.
Management
Panel to review federal relocation policies
New panel will make recommendations for more efficient employee transfers.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service computer glitch leads to $103 million in overpayments
Postal officials want the inspector general to develop recommendations to prevent a similar mistake from occurring in the future.
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Call Anytime
The Thrift Savings Plan is launching a toll-free hotline for participants who want the latest information on their accounts
Management
FAA says it must hire, train air traffic controllers before retirement wave
Witnesses, legislators express concern over “looming danger,” await FAA report in December.
Defense
Tricare pharmacy program recovers from rocky beginning
Claims being processed at high volumes after initial computer glitch is resolved.
Pay & Benefits
Schedule Shift
Those scheduled to stay home Friday as part of an alternative work schedule will be credited with eight hours of leave because of the national day of mourning.
Management
OPM, agencies urged to cooperate to speed hiring
Less finger-pointing, more communication is the key, says GAO.
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President Bush orders agencies closed Friday for day of mourning
Executive order issued Sunday covers all agencies except those that must remain open for national security reasons.
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OPM: Agencies not taking advantage of hiring flexibilities
Survey shows readily available hiring tools not widely used.
Pay & Benefits
Healthy Reserves
A bipartisan vote in the Senate Wednesday approved year-round military health care for reservists.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP funds bounce back in May after April losses
All but F Fund gain in May. I Fund shows largest earnings over the past year.
Management
Management, benefits bills on the agenda
House, Senate committees will take up legislation this week to overhaul the Postal Service, eliminate TSP open seasons and boost whistleblower protections.
Management
EEOC moves forward with plan to expedite cases
Move would affect Washington field office; union official cries foul and prepares to fight back.
Pay & Benefits
OPM focuses on emergency planning to push telework efforts
OPM officials try to educate federal managers on role telework can play in ensuring continuous operations.
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Drop General Schedule system by 2009, report says
National Academy of Public Administration recommends pay banding salary system.
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Chief Reform Officer
A career civil servant has been handed the job of implementing the Defense Department's new personnel system.
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