Withholding G Fund Payments to Avoid the Debt Ceiling
The G fund is again being used as a stop-gap measure to avoid the federal government hitting the debt ceiling for the second time in a few months.
GSA: Mileage Reimbursement Rates Stay Put
GSA’s annual review of mileage reimbursement rates for personal vehicles has concluded that the rate will remain unchanged at $0.51 per mile.
Debating the Cost of Federal Employees
The battle over federal employee salaries and benefits is ongoing with different twists and turns. With the huge budget deficits facing this country and those in Europe, we can expect the debate to continue.
DC Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Appeal of Two FLRA Decisions
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.
Pay Parity and Your 2013 Pay Raise
The debate over a pay raise for federal employees in 2013 is well underway. Pay parity with the military is a tactic proponents will often use to vie for a larger pay increase for federal employees.
Federal Employee Preferences: 58% Would Not Vote for President Obama
In a survey which received about 9000 responses, more than 58% of those participating said they would not vote to re-elect President Obama. There was not overwhelming support for the Republican candidates either with “none of the above” coming in second among those running for the nomination.
Transparency, Moral Leadership and Transformation
The author says that we are in the midst of paradigm shift in the area quality improvement. Application of the quality technology provides a better way of addressing the threats, challenges and opportunities we face as a nation.
FMLA: How Serious Is It, and What Does the Law Say?
The FMLA laws can be confusing. The author poses a hypothetical scenario to help explain what would happen for an employee who requests FMLA leave because her adult daughter was injured in an accident.
OPM: NSPS Is Officially Dead
The Office of Personnel Management recently released a memo that officially removes the Department of Defense and Office of Personnel Management regulations concerning the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).
Proposed Pay Increase for Federal Workers in 2013
The White House intends to propose a 0.5% pay increase for civilian federal employees in 2013.
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