Federal Workforce News
Retirement Claims Up, Backlog Down
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…
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Human Resources
Election Season and Hatch Act Don’t Mix
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…
Pay & Benefits
GOP Platform Proposes Cutting Federal Workforce, Pay Adjustments
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…
Federal Workforce News
No Pay Raise Until Congress Passes a Budget
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…
Federal Workforce News
16,974 Employment Discrimination Complaints Filed in Federal Workforce in FY 2011
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual report on the federal workforce for fiscal year 2011.
Federal Workforce News
Federal Pay and ‘Fairness:’ What It Means for the Federal Workforce
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…
Pay & Benefits
Bringing Federal Pay Into the 21st Century
According to a series of recent interviews with 55 chief human capital officers, an outdated federal pay system is one of the primary challenges facing federal employment today.
Federal Workforce News
Will Federal Workers Be Protected in an Influenza Pandemic?
GAO was recently asked to survey 24 agencies to determine what progress they have made on protecting federal workers from an influenza pandemic.
Federal Workforce News
Legislation Targets Tax Delinquent Federal Workers; What About Congress?
Since we publicized the House vote on the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act, we have received numerous questions from FedSmith.com users who wanted to know if the legislation…
Federal Workforce News
House Votes to Fire Tax Delinquent Federal Workers
The House voted Tuesday to approve the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act, legislation which takes aim at the nearly 100,000 federal workers who collectively owed about $1 billion…