Faster Promotions Coming for Some Federal Employees
Some federal employees may be getting faster promotions and more money beginning in March based on a new rule change from OPM.
Some federal employees may be getting faster promotions and more money beginning in March based on a new rule change from OPM.
When the Air Force awarded a contract to a business owned by an Asian-American under a “set aside” for businesses owned by minorities, a lawsuit was filed. An appeals court has remanded the case as Congress did not have a “strong basis in evidence” to conclude that “race-conscious remedial measures were necessary.
A federal employee did not mention a previous job “due to an oversight” although, while in the previous job, he apparently received counseling letters, reprimands, suspensions and put on a temporary probationary status. He was fired by an agency and appealed where his case went into federal court for resolution.
America has a President-Elect. Federal unions supported Barack Obama and are counting on him to reverse their fortunes after eight long years of President George Bush. What should they push to accomplish and what should their priorities be? The author provides some ideas on what might be coming in an Obama administration.
COLA’s and pay raises are of interest to virtually all of our readers. There is also confusion about who gets what increase. Here is a brief explanation of the 2009 COLA and the 2009 federal employee pay raise–and why you do not get both a pay raise and a COLA.
October was the worst month in 21 years for the index on which the TSP’s C fund is based. The good news: The last week of October was one of the best weeks for the C fund index. Here is a summary of the TSP results for October.
The average federal pay raise under the GS schedule in 2009 will be 3.9%. Some federal employees will get a much smaller increase–or none at all.
We have occasionally asked readers for their opinions on the presidential election. Our reader preference generally follows national trends. Readers expressed a preference as the nominee for each party earlier this year. As the campaign progressed, each candidate has come out on top at different times. Here are the results of our last survey before the presidential election of 2008.
An employee of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs signed a “last chance” agreement and waived his appeal rights in order to be reinstated as a federal employee with the agency after having been charged with using government computers for sending “obscene material.” The agency invoked the agreement several months later and fired him and another federal employee case headed to the courts.
MSPB’s Chairman McPhie says “Alternative discipline is a great tool for supervisors to consider if they have an employee who is engaging in misconduct”.