White House Hiring Process Memo
The White House has issued a memorandum setting up a new federal hiring process. Here is the memo that was issued.
Month: May 2010
“Telework” in the Federal Government
The Office of Personnel Management is conducting an experiment with a “results-oriented work environment” in which each person is “free to do whatever they want, whenever they want, as long as the work gets done.”
What Goes into Your “High-Three” Salary Calculation?
Your retirement annuity, whether you are CSRS or FERS, is determined by your length of service and your high-three salary. Your annuity is calculated by multiplying your high-three salary by a percentage factor that is derived from your length of service.
Checked Your TSP Funds? What Happened on May 6?
Have you checked out the value of your TSP funds as a result of market activity yesterday? If you are an investor in the Thrift Savings Plan, the rapid 1000 point drop in the stock market average was an historic event and you (or your money) participated in the event. Here are the results of yesterday’s stock trading.
Plain Writing Act of 2010
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear Government communication that the public can understand and use.
Inherently Governmental?
Mark Twain said what we do not know does not hurt us as much as what we think we know, but do not. What does “inherently governmental” mean? Why does it matter?
Legislation Proposed To Allow Health Coverage for Adult Children Under Federal Employee Health Plans
Legislation has been introduced to modify the law implementing the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program so employees could add coverage for their adult children who qualify.
FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act
A bill to allow the Office of Personnel Management to extend insurance coverage to more adult children of federal employees during 2010.
FLRA Proposes Massive Rewrite of Regulations on Arbitrator Review
In the first major review of exceptions to arbitrator awards in 30 years, the Federal Labor Relations Authority proposes massive changes in the operation of the process. For better or worse? Compare the old regulations to the new in a side by side comparison. The author suggests the new regs may be the death knell for non-lawyers in the arbitration process and encourages advocates to comment.
The Easiest Way to Inspire in Your Meetings
Inspiring your attendees isn’t difficult at all. Here’s how you do it.
