Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
The civil service system is evolving. Federal employees are part of a political system and their representatives are taking strong political positions – whether most employees in the civil service know or care about the consequences.
The Dept of Defense is moving out to implement a new labor relations structure reflecting the most significant changes to the LR program since 1978.
The President has proposed a 3.5% pay raise for the military for 2005. The civilian pay process will be more complex than usual this year.
In the latest FedSmith.com poll, federal employees showed a preference for John Kerry over George Bush.
The federal TSP program is one of the best investment deals available to any investor anywhere. And return rates for January are up across the board in stock funds.
Senior AID officials, including the IG, flew business class at taxpayer expense when not allowed by agency regulations.
Some agencies are going to see an increase in their budgets but most are likely to see cuts as the impact of the huge federal budget deficit is felt.
The Federal Employees Health Benefits program is getting a lot of attention from politicians. It may have an impact on federal employees.
There are a lot of reasons not to like the omnibus spending bill. Here are a few of the reasons it may not pass quickly.
Unions have different interests and these differences are reflected in the campaign to win the Democratic nomination.
