The Office of Personnel Management announced the long awaited final regulations for the phased retirement program for federal employees late last week. As part of that announcement, OPM has also released a document with answers to some common questions employees are likely to have about this program.
After the long awaited news from yesterday in which OPM finally announced the regulations for phased retirement, the web has been abuzz with comments about the program. Opinions have been mixed so far, however.
After more than a year, the Office of Personnel Management is finally issuing the final rules on the phased retirement program for federal employees.
A recent memo from Office of Personnel Management director Katherine Archuleta said that unless President Obama acts before the end of August, federal workers can most likely expect a 1% pay raise in 2015.
The backlog of retirement claims at the Office of Personnel Management reversed course and actually grew in July over the previous month.
A group of Congressmen have introduced legislation that dramatically changes how the federal government purchases IT goods and services. The bill is being drafted primarily in response to the botched launch of the HealthCare.gov website.
Two Congressmen have introduced legislation that would repeal the recent increases in federal workers’ pension contributions.
A group of Congressmen have introduced legislation that would provide federal employees, who are also disabled veterans, with extra leave during their first year in the federal workforce so that they may seek medical treatment for their service-connected disabilities.
A new analysis from the Partnership for Public Service shows that federal employees’ satisfaction with their leaders’ communication is low and has been dropping on average across the federal government.
A letter sent today by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) to Attorney General Eric Holder reveals that recently discovered emails sent by Lois Lerner referred to conservatives in some unflattering terms.
