Veteran Hires Highest in 20 Years
According to a statement from OPM, in FY 2011 the federal government hired the highest percentage of veterans in over 20 years.
According to a statement from OPM, in FY 2011 the federal government hired the highest percentage of veterans in over 20 years.
The House passed the payroll tax cut bill Tuesday night in a 234-193 vote. The bill contains a provision that would extend the current pay freeze on civilian federal employees for another year.
The author says that in order to survive, the Postal Service must be allowed to be run as a business that must compete for its customers.
Is a performance standard reasonable where it requires that a Veterans Affairs rating specialist achieve at least 85 percent accuracy? In Fisher v. Department of Veterans Affairs (C.A.F.C. No. 2011-3046 (nonprecedential), 11/14/11), the appeals court agrees with the arbitrator who ruled that it was a reasonable standard.
According to an OPM source, there will be no FEGLI open season in the near future.
Republicans in the House have introduced legislation that would extend the pay freeze on federal employees as well as increase employee retirement contributions under both CSRS and FERS.
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Carol Brown’s case is not precedential, but it raises many of the disability discrimination issues federal employees commonly raise.
In the debate over how to pay for the payroll tax cut extension, one group is suggesting that rather than a pay freeze, federal employees should be required by Congress to pay for their job security.
Award amounts for SES employees were generally lower in FY 2010 than in FY 2009. Recent figures from OPM show average award amounts granted by various federal agencies.