Controversy continue around pay-for-performance in government despite apprehensions by many employees and supervisors. Successful performance appraisals require a system that works well. The author has a “modest proposal” to help supervisors and managers be more objective in rating employees.
A recent GAO report finds that there has been considerable fraud with regard to the tax-free benefit given to federal employees who are receiving free cards to ride public transportation. But what about the money from the sale of those tickets? If you sold tickets, and did not report the income, you may want to seek legal advice.
Federal facilities, employees and leaders have been targets of both the deranged and those seeking to make a point in a variety of ways, some horrible, some banal and everywhere in between. When an emergency occurs in the federal workplace, are you prepared to deal with it? Here is advice that could be useful to anyone and help your colleagues and your federal career.
Sometimes a change in government policies can occur as a result of one decision–even if that decision may not initially seem significant. A new decision from GAO may result in a change in the automatic approval of purchases on government purchase cards by holding the certifying official personally liable for the money spent.
There is a process for a federal employee to use when injured on the job. What happens with the “federal employee” in question is a Member of Congress. One Congressman wanted to be treated differently and went to court to avoid waiting in line.
Federal retirees receive an annual cost of living increase indexed to inflation, but the inflation index may not reflect your true cost of living.
Does planning for retirement make you nervous? How did you react when the TSP stock funds dropped in February? Some investors made money. Probably many more investors lost money by reacting too quickly. It will happen again just as it has happened before.
A former Postal Service employee has been convicted of mail theft after taking two guitars from a Postal Service facility to pay off a $300 debt. He could be sentenced up to 5 years in prison with a large fine.
Ten air traffic controllers got left out when the agency and union negotiated an agreement to transfer controllers from the GS schedule to the new controller pay system. A federal court says that both the agency and union should have anticipated the problem but federal law does not provide a remedy. The controllers who got left of the arrangement out are out of luck.
In our most recent survey, readers expressed their frustration with the inability of Congress to address significant issues and the focus of elected representatives on gaining power and influence rather than passing legislation.
