The Federal Hiring Lottery: It May Be Fair But Is It Effective?
How does one go about getting a federal job today? Does it ensure the best people possible work for the federal government?
How does one go about getting a federal job today? Does it ensure the best people possible work for the federal government?
NTEU gambled that it could require Customs to bargain an entire labor agreement and delay changes to the work assignment agreement negotiated under the Clinton partnership directive. The gamble did not pay off and the agency issued its new policy which successfully withstood several years of review by third parties and the Court of Appeals for DC.
A former spouse of a federal employee may get a substantially larger annuity when the former fed dies. Here is one case that shows how it can happen.
How the the quarterly returns for the TSP compare to most mutual funds? Here is a quick summary.
TSP funds have a positive return for the month and most fared well during the second quarter of the year.
When do time limits for filing for disability retirement begin to run? Can an employee obtain a disability retirement when he has not worked for the government for more than 20 years? A recent court decision addresses the timeliness and notification requirements of an unusual case.
The heads of executive departments and agencies were sent a memo recently reminding them they can use funds to directly subsidize licensed child care for lower income federal employees.
The TSP is a model retirement investment program. Some readers think if it is available to federal employees, it is too good to be true.
Most readers prefer to keep the current civil service structure and prefer a pay system where everyone gets the same basic pay raise.
OPM said it will give federal workers enrolled in the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program an additional two-and-a-half months to incur claims for the 2005 plan year and use their 2005 account balances – in effect extending the “use-it or lose it” rule by two-and-a-half months.