Leadership
Don’t be Another Casualty of Email
The author offers some tips on how to avoid sending an emotionally charged email to a friend or co-worker that you might later regret.
3,106 Articles by Ian Smith
Pay & Benefits
House Resolution Would Prevent Increases to Pension Contributions
A resolution introduced in the House would offer a number of protections for federal employees, not the least of which would be to prevent any increases in the…
Agency News
USPS Losses in Real Time
Just how bad are the Postal Service's losses? According to a real-time loss counter on Senator Tom Carper's (D-DE) Web site, they are mounting by the thousands every…
Federal Workforce News
Legislation Aims to Help Feds Save More for Retirement
Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) has introduced legislation that would encourage federal workers to save at least five percent of their pay in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Federal Workforce News
House Approves Increase in Pension Contributions
The House voted Thursday to pass the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act by a vote of 218-199. The legislation is one that would require additional contributions from federal workers…
Retirement
Sequester Prevention Legislation Targets Pensions
The House Budget Committee has approved a measure that would increase pension contribution amounts for federal employees.
Agency News
TSP Releases 2011 Participant Survey Results
The TSP recently released the results of its participant survey conducted in October of 2011.
Federal Workforce News
Romney: Federal Pay ‘Unfair’
In a speech in Manchester, NH this week, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that it is fundamentally unfair that federal employees enjoy better pay and benefits than…
Pay & Benefits
Feds Would Pay 5% More for Retirement Benefits
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would require federal employees to have to pay 5 percent more of their salaries towards their…
Federal Workforce News
Bringing Travel Budgets ‘Back to Reality’
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) has introduced legislation in response to the GSA conference spending scandal that aims to "bring federal travel budgets back to reality."