A recent poll of FedSmith.com users shows Bernie Sanders in the lead among the Democratic candidates for president and Donald Trump leading on the Republican side. The article provides a complete breakdown of the results for all of the candidates.
Some recent incidents highlight the need for federal employees to remain alert to the presence of possible violent actions in their workplaces.
Federal employee unions have become a target in the presidential campaign, and one candidate is proposing to eliminate the ability of federal employees to join unions. Here is a summary of the proposals and how much federal employee unions have contributed to politicians.
I am curious if there is a rule/law that GS-9 and above cannot get overtime or comp time. Is there such a thing as a unwritten rule that a station can have to prevent this?
The author says that many federal employees are approaching financial problems as they near retirement due to a lack of planning. However, he says that with some basic planning for the future, they can not only survive in retirement, but thrive as well. He explains how this might work by providing an example of one couple’s retirement plan.
The author says that the government keeps millions of job applications as well as volumes of other data regarding the human resources process. However, he says that these data are viewed primarily as “records” rather than data that could answer a lot of questions to help agencies better manage their workforces.
A new Department of Labor regulation allows federal contractors to discuss and inquire about their own pay or that of their co-workers without fear of being fired.
Several federal employee advocacy groups sent a letter to Members of Congress this week asking them to oppose any legislation that would cut the interest rate of the Thrift Savings Plan’s G Fund.
FedSmith.com users said in a recent survey that they think federal employees should be given a 3% pay raise in 2016.
I’m over 70 and planning to retire in my late 70s. Are there one or two key things I should be looking at to start planning?
