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According to recent data from the EBRI’s annual Retirement Confidence Survey, many workers do not have the confidence that they will have enough money to retire. When you consider the average savings rate being reported, it’s easy to see why.
OPM’s retirement processing report for August shows a slight increase in the actual number of claims received and a continued slow but steady reduction in the total backlog of claims.
Two recent Hatch Act violations serve as a reminder to federal employees about risks to their jobs during an election season. Some federal employees are even subject to violations outside of the office.
The Republican Party platform that was adopted Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa would cut the size of the federal workforce and adjust federal pay and benefits to “reflect those of the private sector.”
President Obama said Tuesday in a letter to Congress that he will use his authority to give federal employees a 0.5% pay raise in 2013, but only if Congress passes a budget.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual report on the federal workforce for fiscal year 2011.
The White House, Mitt Romney, and federal employee unions all have their own definitions as to what is “fair” regarding federal workers’ compensation. That debate is likely to continue as the election season intensifies.
According to a series of recent interviews with 55 chief human capital officers, an outdated federal pay system is one of the primary challenges facing federal employment today.
GAO was recently asked to survey 24 agencies to determine what progress they have made on protecting federal workers from an influenza pandemic.
