KSAs To Be Phased Out
KSA’s will likely begin to be phased out starting later this year. But for the time being, applicants still need to be aware of their importance.
KSA’s will likely begin to be phased out starting later this year. But for the time being, applicants still need to be aware of their importance.
With government ownership of GM and Chrysler, will readers be more or less likely to buy one of these cars? Will politics determine the content of management decisions? Readers express their views in these survey results.
A number of federal retirees under the CSRS system have asked: “Where is my money under the stimulus bill? My friends who are under Social Security have already received their check.” Here is your answer.
Will the 2010 average federal pay raise be 2%, 2.9% or 3.4%? All three figures are being used in Congress by different committees. Here is an update on the status of the 2010 pay increase.
Will you be more or less inclined to buy a car manufactured by GM or Chrysler when you buy your next vehicle? Will management decisions for these companies reflect a political agenda or will decisions be made to ensure the profitability of each corporation?
It has been suggested that KSAs should be eliminated, but the author disagrees.
Virtually all of the Thrift Savings Plan funds had a positive return in June. The exception: the I fund which is still down more than 31% in the past twelve months.
The last thing you want to have happen is spending all day on your KSA responses, only to find you submitted them in the wrong format and that they didn’t even get reviewed. Here are suggestion to improve your prospects of obtaining the job you want.
A considerably higher pay raise has been authorized for the military which may bump up the 2010 pay raise for federal employees.
Pay-for-performance may prove a boon to government, but experiences to date indicate much groundwork must be laid before assumptions translate into proven successes. “As someone who looks forward to Director Berry’s tenure at OPM, I urge him and his staff to temper their enthusiasm for PFP with the cool-but-conclusive data at hand.”