Senator Wants Federal Agencies to ‘Buy American’
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced legislation that would require federal agencies to purchase only American made textile products, such as uniforms worn by federal employees.
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced legislation that would require federal agencies to purchase only American made textile products, such as uniforms worn by federal employees.
Thanks to a tremendous influx of new claims, the size of OPM’s retirement backlog nearly doubled last month.
President Obama recently issued a memorandum intended to strengthen safeguards for federal job applicants. It specifically targets individuals who are out of work or who have run into financial troubles through no fault of their own.
The new retirement savings vehicle that President Obama proposed in his state of the union address would give all Americans access to an investment that mirrors the G Fund inside of the Thrift Savings Plan, something previously only available to federal employees.
A recent memo from OPM director Katherine Archuleta directs federal agencies to implement the 1% pay increase recently granted to wage grade employees under the spending bill passed recently in Congress.
Responses to a recent survey on FedSmith.com overwhelmingly indicate that readers believe that that the federal hiring process is ineffective.
Wage grade federal employees will see a 1% pay increase with the spending bill now being signed into law.
The $1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled Monday night includes a 1% pay increase for workers under the wage grade system.
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) announced two Senior Executive appointments at MSPB headquarters.
The Office of Personnel Management ended 2013 with an outstanding backlog of 12,637 retirement applications. Although this figure is high, it is 52% lower than last December, but the agency is predicting a sharp increase in the number of new applications in January.