Articles by Ralph Smith
Forget the Sacrifice: Bumping Up the 2010 Pay Raise
Earlier this year, President Obama asked that federal employees do their part during an economic downturn with a average 2010 pay raise of 2%. That isn't a bad raise with unemployment around 10% but there may not be any sacrifice after all with the possibility of a average pay raise of 3.4% in 2010.
Posted: June 30, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
FERS Sick Leave Credit and Locality Pay for Some Federal Employees Passes in House
The bill that would provide credit for unused sick leave for federal employees under the FERS retirement plan and change the pay system for federal employees outside of the continental United States has been passed by the House.
Posted: June 26, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Proposed Federal Benefit That Won't Die
A proposal to allow federal employees under the FERS system to get credit for unused sick leave did not get through the legislative process last year and was recently eliminated in new legislation during the legislative process. The proposal is back again though in a bill that has an assortment of new, improved benefits for portions of the federal workforce.
Posted: June 25, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Are You Part of the Retirement Tsunami? Where Will You Retire?
Where will you live when you retire? As a federal retiree, you will have an assured source of income. You may find that living outside of the United States offers advantages and a lifestyle unavailable to you here.
Posted: June 24, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Federal Employees Making More Than Members of Congress? How Can That Be?
Can a federal employee make more money than an elected Member of Congress or the Congressional leadership? What about the pay cap?
Posted: June 23, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Ralph left the government to establish the company that became FPMI Communications, Inc. He served for several years as President/CEO of FPMI until shortly after he sold the company to a public corporation. He currently serves as CEO of FedSmith Inc.
For more than two decades, Ralph has written or co-authored numerous books, articles and editorials on issues pertaining to the Federal Government, consulted with numerous federal agencies, organized and addressed a wide variety of federal sector management conferences, and conducted training seminars and addressed conferences for thousands of public managers and employees. He has written extensively on a full range of human resources topics and was a co-founder and publisher of a number of newsletters on federal human resources.
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