Bill Favoring Fed Retirees Opposed by Unions
A Senate bill would give federal retirees the ability to collect their annuity and also a federal salary if they return to work.
A Senate bill would give federal retirees the ability to collect their annuity and also a federal salary if they return to work.
Memorial Day is a three-day holiday. Please take time to remember the reason for the holiday. Here is a real-life example of what this holiday means to families.
Did investors in the Thrift Savings Plan put more money into the TSP stock funds in anticipation of a turnaround or continue to pour money into the G fund?
OPM’s new Director launched a “telework” initiative as his first leap into Federal human resources management. People are wondering, “What the heck is this about?”
As someone who teaches seminars relating to Federal performance appraisals, it’s become clear we don’t have a clue how to evaluate/appraise supervisors. It’s just as clear to me that their performance has everything to do with an agency’s success or failure. This article proposes both a starting point and how their performance can be improved.
An FBI agent fired for taping his sexual encounters with three women had some success before the Federal Circuit.
A Criminal Investigator with the Department of Homeland Security who was fired for misconduct in connection with helping her mother try to win U.S. citizenship went to court to try and keep her job. The court sustains the MSPB conclusion that she should be fired.
How do federal employees react to the job performance of President Obama after his first several months in office? One thing is very clear: There are very strong differences between those that approve of his performance and those that disapprove.
A proposed change to eliminate time-in-grade restrictions for federal employee promotions has been delayed again. The delay may signal the end of this proposal designed to expand pay-for-performance into federal employee promotions rather than the strong bias toward seniority.
Competency based (also known as behavioral) interviews are gaining popularity in hiring for federal positions. These are not the old fashioned questions we have run into in the past. Here are suggestions on how to prepare.