The price paid for the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978’s merit pay, senior executive service and performance based removals was Federal employee labor relations being controlled by a law instead of an executive order. It was a lousy trade in the view of some. So as we approach the next great civil service reform, what’s on the table?
On many occasions participants in seminars for federal employees have asked if they should purchase insurance that would cover the costs of defending themselves from lawsuits brought against them. Here are a few considerations when you make your decision.
Writing is a single-task activity. Study after study has shown that multi-tasking is a myth. Our brains can be devoted to only so many mental tasks at once. Try singing a song while adding a couple of two-digit numbers in your head. Or better yet, notice how someone turns down the car stereo when looking for an address.
In the past, many CSRS employees have been excluded from contributing to a Roth due to their income level. Here is information about a program that provides a way for CSRS and CSRS-Offset employees to get large sums into a Roth IRA.
Should you elect a survivor benefit for your spouse? You must pay for survivor benefits out of your annuity. Here are the costs and some of the considerations when you make this decision.
Federal employees who are under the CSRS retirement system are supposed to get another $250. So how do they go about getting this money?
HHS has been ordered to hire a veteran and to compute back pay and benefits where the agency conceded that it would have selected a veteran had it not made an error in removing his name from the list of candidates for a competitive service position.
Which topics are of the most interest to readers? Here are the top 25 articles from the FedSmith site in 2009.
What will happen in federal labor and employee relations in 2010? Here are a few predictions from an expert in the field.
Do you feel safer from acts of terrorism than you did a year ago? A large majority of readers say “no” and give candid responses. Here is a sample of comments from the varying opinions of our readers.
