Is Your Program Or Department Being Considered For Termination?
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday proposed to terminate numerous federal programs deemed “low priority” in hopes of saving billions in annual federal government spending.
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The House Appropriations Committee on Monday proposed to terminate numerous federal programs deemed “low priority” in hopes of saving billions in annual federal government spending.
OPM informed the heads of executive departments and agencies that they may grant excused absences and make exceptions to biweekly pay limitations in the event of severe weather emergencies or natural disasters.
The EEOC last Friday approved a plan to reorganize the agency by changing the way the Commission’s field offices operate.
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.
How the the quarterly returns for the TSP compare to most mutual funds? Here is a quick summary.
Federal employees inched one step closer Thursday to receiving a 3.1 percent pay increase in 2006. Following the lead of the House Appropriations Committee, the House Thursday approved a 3.1 percent pay raise for about 1.8 million federal civilian workers.
The administration recently submitted legislation to Congress that would create two types of commissions designed to improve federal agency and program performance by focusing on whether agencies and programs are achieving desired results for taxpayers.
A new report reveals that DHS’ One Face at the Border initiative, implemented in 2003, still has significant weaknesses that could undermine border security.
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 TSP is a model retirement investment program. Some readers think if it is available to federal employees, it is too good to be true.