Padding Time Cards Leads to Removal
A Postal Service supervisor found his 15-year career abruptly ended when the agency caught him “padding” his time and attendance records.
Readers Give Administration Failing Grade on Gulf Oil Spill
How have the administration and BP performed in handling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? What are the political implications for the November elections? Readers voiced their strong opinions on the topic in last week’s survey. Here are the results.
Four Simple Steps to Ensure You’re a Pleasure to Work With
Here are a few examples of how, with almost no effort on your part, you can make many situations easier for your colleagues–and earn a reputation as a diligent and thoughtful professional.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Where will you live when you retire and can choose anyplace you want to go? One federal employee couple opted for a different lifestyle spending their summers in a small town in Maine–away from the hustle and crowds in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Who is a “Family Member?” Writing Regulations in a Confusing World
How does a federal supervisor know when to approve a leave request from an employee when the request is based on the needs of a “family member?” If the answer used to be easy, knowing who is a qualified family member has gotten more difficult.
What Will Happen to the L2010 Fund?
What will happen to the TSP’s lifecycle fund labeled the “L2010 Fund” as 2010 comes to an end? It will roll down into the L Income Fund in December 2010, and the L 2050 Fund will begin in January 2011.
Cycling Through Life With Your TSP
Investing for your future retirement can be daunting. Congress is taking an interest in the performance of target date funds which are similar to the TSP’s lifecycle funds. Here is why and how your TSP compares to the rest of the industry.
Systemic Enabling
Enabling is a term describing a relationship where one person attempts to help another, but, in actuality, that help contributes to the problem. The help becomes enabling when the person is shielded from consequences that would otherwise serve to bring about responsible behavior.
Chairman Pope’s Dissents: A Crystal Ball for Future Decisions?
Over the course of her term as minority member of the FLRA, now Chairman Pope dissented many times in FLRA decisions. The author identifies those that specifically addressed negotiability issues and asks, can we expect a reversal if the issues come up again?
Bullied to Death? Part Two: A Measure of Posthumous Justice for Phoebe Prince
Every article I have read about the Phoebe Prince case condemned the brutal bullying campaign carried out by these students, and its horrifying consequences, but there were many different perspectives as to what to do next.
