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Federal Union Pre-Decisional Bargaining: Is There Any Limit on the Scope?

By Bob GilsonJanuary 25, 2011 7:01 PM Current Events Leave a comment

The Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget (on dual letterhead, the first the Author has seen) issued guidance to Agency Heads on the operation of labor management Forums and on the administrations expectations concerning the Pre-decisional role of Federal unions in Agency decision making. The Author raises a number of questions including whether this memorandum invites ethics problems for Agencies. You decide.

Why Did My Federal Employee Pay (and Probably Yours) Go Down?

By Robert F. BensonJanuary 25, 2011 7:59 AM Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

The Author says he wondered why, back during the Reagan administration, his paycheck went down. Here is the answer as to why and how federal pay was reduced and that you may still be receiving less than your nominal annual salary.

Aggressive Union Organizing at Transportation Security Administration: National Security Issues?

By Bob GilsonJanuary 25, 2011 7:42 AM Agency News Leave a comment

The Author looks at one of the unions involved in organizing TSA. In a letter to airport screeners, a union president promises to continue pressure for a collective bargaining agreement and that if NTEU is elected, all Federal security Agencies present at an airport will be represented by the same union. The Author asks if that is a good idea. You decide.

I Don’t Text; Don’t Ask Me: Last Stand for an Aging Technophobe

By Steve OppermannJanuary 21, 2011 7:08 AM Current Events Leave a comment

A long-time federal human resources specialist openly confronts his technophobia in a world of smart phones, texting and wireless networks.

Five-Year Pay Freeze for Federal Employees?

By Ian SmithJanuary 20, 2011 4:45 PM Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

The Republican Study Committee released its recommendations for ways to cut government spending by up to $2.5 trillion over 10 years. Some of the proposed cuts, if enacted, would directly affect federal employees.

The Debt Limit and Your TSP Fund

By Ralph R. SmithJanuary 20, 2011 8:56 AM Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

How safe is your TSP in a major recession and with extraordinarily large government debt as a common topic in the media?

Federal Civil Service: A Climate for Reform?

By Bob GilsonJanuary 18, 2011 8:04 PM Current Events Leave a comment

The Author asks whether the public feeling that created a new majority in the House of Representatives may include an appetite for reform of Federal employment rules. In this article, he reviews the last reform act and some of its unintended consequences. Many consider the prior reform act a major failure. Read on and make your mind up for yourself.

Passing Along Problem From One Agency to Another

By Susan McGuire SmithJanuary 18, 2011 8:01 AM Court Cases Leave a comment

USDA eventually found that an HR assistant had worked out a settlement with a previous federal employer to undo her removal by that agency. Her new employer also fired her.

Too Many Within-Grade Steps

By Robert F. BensonJanuary 16, 2011 1:02 PM Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

As we all know, the two-year salary freeze has a loophole. Step increases will still be granted. This suggests another way to achieve savings, a way that will be permanent, and will ultimately save more money.

HR 270: A Bill To Provide Reduction in Congressional Pay and Federal Employee Furlough

By FedSmith.comJanuary 14, 2011 9:39 AM Current Events Leave a comment

H.R. 270: A bill to provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

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F Fund	$18.6272	+0.27%	-3.10%
C Fund	$79.8499	+1.02%	+7.38%
S Fund	$78.2895	+0.78%	+1.55%
I Fund	$41.4755	+0.50%	+3.22%
L Income	$25.4284	+0.23%	+2.10%
L 2025	$13.0202	+0.29%	+2.45%
L 2030	$46.7780	+0.50%	+3.41%
L 2035	$14.0397	+0.55%	+3.58%
L 2040	$53.1369	+0.60%	+3.78%
L 2045	$14.5414	+0.64%	+3.94%
L 2050	$31.8699	+0.68%	+4.13%
L 2055	$15.8899	+0.80%	+5.08%
L 2060	$15.8877	+0.80%	+5.08%
L 2065	$15.8854	+0.80%	+5.08%
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