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Congressional Movement on Federal Benefits
A number of readers have been asking about the status of bills that would change the federal benefits program. A new conference report has rolled several of these proposed benefits changes into one bill. Here is a summary of the these changes in the conference report.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Executive Order on Texting By Federal Employees
On October 1, 2009, Pres. Obama issued an executive order prohibiting federal employees from texting while driving. This is the executive order.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Discrepancies in the Federal Workplace According to EEOC
The annual report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reveals that power and pay discrepancies still exist between men and women, whites and minorities, and non-disabled and disabled.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
President Garfield's Home Opens Several Historic Chapters
As James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, strolled toward the train platform, he was shot in the back by an embittered attorney, Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield died less than two months later of blood poisoning and complications from the shooting. On the day Garfield died, Guiteau wrote to now President Chester A. Arthur, "My inspiration is a godsend to you and I presume that you appreciate it."
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Federal Employee Salaries in Washington, DC Are Higher--Here is How Much Higher
How many federal employees are there in Washington, DC in the higher pay ranges and how does this compare to the rest of the federal workforce?
Posted: September 7, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Good Politics? President Declares 2% Federal Employee Pay Raise for 2010
President Obama has quietly sent out a letter to the House and Senate noting that for the federal workforce "an across-the board increase of 2.0 percent shall go into effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2010."
Posted: September 1, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Letter from Pres. Obama Declaring National Emergency Exists and 2% Federal Pay Raise
Here is the text of a letter from President Obama to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate transmitting an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule (GS) and certain other pay systems in January 2010.
Posted: September 1, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Federal Employees and Their Pay: How They Stack Up
A number of readers have asked: How many federal employees are there in various pay groupings? How many federal employees are there in each GS pay grade? Here is a brief description and a graphical depiction of the number of federal employees in the GS system from those making less than $20,000 per year to those making more than $180,000 per year.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Federal Pay Gap With Private Sector Growing
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (an organization within the Department of Commerce), the average federal employee now makes $79,197, not including benefits. And, when benefits are added in, the average federal employee compensation averaged $119,982 based on 2008 figures.
Posted: August 25, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Federal Hiring Process: Can It Meet Today's Government Requirements?
The federal government is going to be hiring a large number of new employees. Is the federal hiring process up to the task of hiring a large number of well qualified new federal employees and can they be hired in time for an agency to accomplish its mission? Send in your opinion and evaluate the players in this process in our latest survey.
Posted: August 21, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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