FAA and Air Traffic Controllers Sign 2016 Agreement: A FedSmith Prediction Comes True
According to the CNN and others, FAA and NATCA signed an agreement to continue the current agreement until 2016 with a side agreement on pay.
Will Federal Employees Get a Pay Raise in 2013?
Will federal employees receive a pay raise in 2013 or will the pay freeze continue in effect for another year? Our best guess: A small raise for feds in January.
Mica: Private Sector Almost Always More Efficient Than Government
Airports across America may see an increase in private security screening under a new law authored by Congressman John Mica (R-FL) and recently signed into law which ensures that airports can continue to opt out of all federal security screening.
Phased Retirements and CSRS Employees
The author provides a follow up to his previous article about the proposed phased retirement; this time, he looks at its estimated savings in the federal budget.
Senate Rejects Extended Pay Freeze Amendment
An amendment that would have extended the pay freeze by one year was rejected today in the Senate.
FERS and CSRS Disability Retirement: the Case of the Overturned Decision After a History of Linguistic Mischief
A recent MSPB case provides an important clarification and constriction of a substantive standard of law which was in danger of becoming expanded well beyond the plain language of the statute undergirding the eligibility requirements of a Federal Disability Retirement application.
Legislation Would Limit Postal Execs’ Pay to $199,700
Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has introduced legislation to limit pay of executive officers of the Postal Service to the same level of pay as members of the President’s Cabinet.
Legislation Introduced to Move Election Day to Weekend
Two Congressmen have introduced legislation that would move election day from the first Tuesday in November to the first full weekend.
Proposed Amendment Would Extend Pay Freeze
A one year extension of the pay freeze on federal employees has been buried in an amendment introduced by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) to the Senate Highway Bill.
Phased Retirement: How Would It Impact Your Federal Annuity?
The author compares pension options for federal employees late in their careers who would like to work fewer hours to the phased retirement bill that was recently passed by the Senate.
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