3.1% Raise for Federal Employees in 2006
House and Senate have both approved 3.1% pay raise for federal employees in 2006
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
House and Senate have both approved 3.1% pay raise for federal employees in 2006
A federal judge has effectively taken control of some of the computer systems for the Department of the Interior. In a lengthy decision, he ordered the agency to disconnect its systems from the internet and any intranet.
When does a federal employee become a whistleblower and when is an employee performing normal job duties? A federal court considers a recent case.
Will federal employees receive the same pay raise as that given to military personnel in 2006?
Federal employee pay is a political decision. Natural disasters, war, economics and politics all play a role. This may be a good year for federal retiree pay but not so good for most active feds.
Does a federal employee have to be convicted of a crime to be fired for shoplifting?
A settlement agreement was reached in a case but the employee was concerned that the agency had not lived up to its end of the bargain. He appealed to enforce the agreement and lost.
A decision by the Federal Circuit upholds the MSPB and denies an annuity to the widow of a federal employee who did not have a survivor annuity.
The veterans’ preference program stirs strong emotions in readers. It mixes patriotism and gratitude in some and feelings of discrimination against others who have not served in the military.
FEEA has given more than $300,000 in hurricane relief to federal employees impacted by hurricans in the Gulf Coast.