A new report from the Government Accountability Office warns of a wave of new retirements, saying that as much as one third of federal employees will be able to eligible to retire by September 2017. The report also notes that federal spending on total government-wide compensation has increased 10% over 8 years.
What were the most popular articles on FedSmith.com in 2013? The end of the pay freeze, vacation discounts for federal employees, and the government shutdown are some of the topics that topped the list.
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) has introduced legislation that would potentially boost the salaries of hourly wage federal employees.
Reassignment from a supervisory to a non-supervisory position-with no reduction in grade or pay-does not add up to an adverse action subject to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
OPM has added additional guidance to its information on furloughs to cover leave accrual and retirement annuity benefits.
Performance management is a serious problem in government and the government has a large number of employees who are dissatisfied, frustrated and angry.
A pay expert writes that the federal pay system is ripe for change and the federal pay agent has lost credibility.
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced legislation to implement reforms within the Senior Executive Service to address issues such as SES pay and the SES rating system.
These cases involve both a union and Agency appeal FLRA decisions involving its controversial reinstitution of an “abrogation” test that, in essence, nullifies the Agency Head Review of negotiated agreements provided for in the statute.
The minority staff of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia recently released a report detailing more than $1.4 trillion in savings over 10 years in areas under its jurisdiction. While many of the proposed cuts are not new, some of them would significantly impact federal employees if they were to be enacted.
