House Budget Committee Advances 2015 Budget Proposal
The House Budget Committee has approved the House Republican fiscal year 2015 budget.
Revise GS Pay System? High Resistance to Change in Civil Service
Changes recently proposed to the GS pay system represent a difficult organizational change. Change is always resisted, especially when it is seen as a threat to future earnings and careers. The manufacturers of those old Victrolas no doubt also resisted change but change did occur.
Stocks Up Slightly in March for Most TSP Funds
After the end of the first quarter, all of the TSP funds show a positive return for the year-to-date.
Supreme Court Backs Federal Circuit Over MSPB on Position Sensitivity Cases
In denying a hearing on the matter (certiorari), the Supreme Court backed the Federal Circuit in setting limits on the MSPB’s jurisdiction to hear appeals of removals or other actions taken by an Agency when an employee loses the ability to hold a “sensitive” government job. As the author points out, many more Federal employees hold positions with a sensitive rating than do those with security clearances.
Ryan Budget Calls for Hike in Federal Employee Retirement Contributions
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the 2015 House Republican budget today which contains some proposals that would directly impact the federal workforce.
GPO, WEP and Your Future Social Security Benefits
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) are two provisions of the Social Security law that affect Social Security benefits to which CSRS retirees may be entitled. The author provides some details about these as they relate to federal employees.
IRS Warns of New Email Phishing Scheme
The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers to be on the lookout for a new email phishing scam. The emails appear to be from the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service and include a bogus case number.
How Federal Employees Can Speed Up Processing Their OPM Retirement Applications
These are some common errors federal employees should avoid to help speed up processing their OPM retirement applications.
Congressmen Request Study of Federal Employee Morale
Three Congressmen have asked the Government Accountability Office to study federal employee engagement and recommend steps the federal government can take to improve it.
Changing Allocations for TSP Funds
The quarterly allocations for the TSP’s lifecycle funds are changing in April. Here is a summary of the changes in these funds.
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