Lying Didn’t Work Before–Perhaps It Will Work Better the 2nd Time
An employee being fired for submitting false information apparently sent in more false information when responding to the proposed removal.
An employee being fired for submitting false information apparently sent in more false information when responding to the proposed removal.
TSP participants generally like the TSP program and many think there should be more investment options.
GAO says that federal agencies can reimburse employees who use high speed internet access at home in connection with the agency’s telecommuting program.
Merit pay is rampant in the private sector. In the federal government, equal pay raises across the board are the norm although a report issued in 2006 shows that federal employees have not fared too badly. The systems are different and pay and the sources of job satisfaction are unlikely to ever match up.
Violating the Hatch Act can get a federal employee into trouble. Two new cases have again demonstrated that sending an e-mail while on duty in a government building can lead to disciplinary action.
Firing a probationary employee may not be as easy as it once was. Who qualifies as a probationary employee? The MSPB says there is confusion in the bureaucracy and would like to see it cleared up.
TSP investors should be happy as all funds come out ahead in 2006–and some come out way ahead!
President Bush has issued an executive order giving federal employees an average raise of 2.2% in 2007.
OPM is implementing the 2007 pay raise but no one really knows what the final figures will be.
The possibility of a 2.7% average raise for federal employees took a decidedly negative turn this week with the announcement that Congress will, in effect, keep the continuing resolution in effect for the remainder of the fiscal year.