Federal Workforce News
Tooshlights – Coming Soon to a Federal Agency Bathroom Near You?
A company based out of Los Angeles has developed a product that it says reduces wait times in lines in public restrooms and hopes to begin marketing it…
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Agency News
Lerner’s Hard Drive Was ‘Scratched’
Ways and Means Committee investigators have now learned from interviews that the hard drive of former IRS Exempt Organizations Director Lois Lerner was “scratched,” but data was recoverable.
Federal Workforce News
FRTIB Selects Manager for S Fund
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) announced this week that it has selected Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. as the investment manager for its Small Cap Stock…
Pay & Benefits
Is the General Schedule System Viable for the Future?
There appears to be a growing consensus in Washington that the General Schedule pay system is outdated and in need of reform. But a recent hearing on the…
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Final Rule on Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Programs
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a final rule that will allow some federal employees to make changes to their dental and vision insurance programs outside of…
Federal Workforce News
1% Pay Raise Becomes More Likely for 2015
The House passed the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015 which defers the decision on a figure for a pay raise for the federal workforce…
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Bill to Change Default TSP Investments
A bill that just passed the House would put newly hired federal employees into a new default investment in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Human Resources
Federal Hiring Declining
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service shows that the number of new hires in the federal workforce has been declining in recent years.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Rated as Most Valuable Benefit to Federal Employees
OPM has released the results of the 2013 Federal Employee Benefits Survey. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) was rated as one of the top benefits available to federal…
Federal Workforce News
FedSmith.com Users Say Working for Government Isn’t ‘Cool’
We asked our users in a recent survey if they thought that President Obama had fulfilled his promise to "make government service cool." The overwhelming majority of respondents…