Two Former DLA Employees Plead Guilty to Receiving Bribes
Two former employees at a Marine Corps base in Georgia have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes resulting in the loss of millions of dollars to the United States government.
Month: May 2013
What Makes An Arrangement Appropriate?
FLRA is not deciding any cases as they are missing two members. If the former Chair is reconfirmed, we can expect more union proposals to be offered and ordered negotiable as “appropriate arrangements” for violating a management statutory right. The Author recently covered this topic at the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals’ annual conference. This article offers the meat of that presentation and suggestions for dealing with FLRA on this issue.
Releasing Names and Federal Employee Salaries (Since 1816)
Names and salaries of individual federal employees are available online. Here is why these data are publicly available.
Treasury Announces Next Step In Plan to Sell General Motors Common Stock
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the next step in its plan to sell its approximately 241.7 million remaining shares of General Motors (GM) common stock with the initiation of a second pre-defined written trading plan.
Epiphanies Are Overrated
The author suggests not waiting for an epiphany to begin working, but rather just going ahead and starting the project.
Retirement Decisions in an Unstable Economy
The author says that economic stimulation in the United States cannot last forever and eventually we will have to go through some suffering to make things right. She says federal employees may see more changes coming to their retirement benefits and should have a realistic plan before making the decision to leave government service.
USDA Funding Broadband Service in Rural Communities
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced new rules to better target grants for broadband Internet access in rural areas.
De-Bunking Common Misconceptions About Federal Retirement
The authors address some common misconceptions about federal retirement.
All TSP Funds Move Up in April
All of the TSP funds were up in April. The biggest gainer was the I fund which was up 5.32% for the month and it up 9.88% for the year to date.
FLRA Offers Opportunity to Comment on Prospective Advice and Training
FLRA is offering parties an opportunity to provide input to both its prospective Guide to Negotiability and negotiability training materials. The author suggests that Agencies review these materials and provide input as training dollars are scarce and field activities and offices may rely on the information provided. Act quickly, the offer expires May 7, 2013.
