Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009
The `Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009′ is the portion of the tobacco bill that makes changes to the Thrift Savings Plan.
FERS Sick Leave Changes Dropped in Senate Bill: What Impact Should This Have on Your Retirement?
The Senate did not include proposed changes to the FERS sick leave program that would have given some people more money in retirement. How should this recent development impact your retirement plans?
Do KSAs Really Matter?
It can be difficult and time consuming to prepare KSA statement responses. However, they are a critical component to your federal job application package.
Delivering Mail and Kissing The Customer Leads to Removal
A mail carrier was accused by a woman of stepping into her house to personally deliver mail to her, pushing her behind a door, grabbing her and kissing her.
President Nominates FLRA Member and General Counsel: Will Federal Unions Picket in Protest?
The President has nominated a couple of DC area locals. The author asks if the unions will oppose these nominees as “ideologues.”
The Third Time is the Charm
A former Navy employee argued, in effect, that he did his job well and that removal was an unduly harsh penalty. The Merit Systems Protection Board thought removal was appropriate after the agency had imposed three disciplinary actions. The case then moved into federal court.
Paid Parental Leave Bill for Federal Employees Passes in House of Representatives
The paid parental leave bill for federal employees has been approved by the House of Representatives. The bill would provide paid leave of up to four weeks after the birth or adoption of a child.
Form Over Substance: Federal Employee Virtual Suggestion Program Falls Flat
Setting up a program to ensure it is successful means paying attention to details. A program to encourage suggestions from federal employees on how to improve government got considerable publicity. The result: A big yawn from the federal workforce. Perhaps the program sponsors should have told the federal workforce where to send their ideas instead of just extolling the benefits of their new idea for creating a 21st century bureaucracy.
How to Write a Successful Resume–And Why It Can Be Important to You
Federal agencies are searching for the candidate that most closely matches the requirements for the jobs that they are seeking to fill. A generic resume will not be as successful as one that is written specifically for a job announcement.
Three Successive Months of Gains For the TSP
For the third month in a row, all of the funds in the federal Thrift Savings Plan provides positive returns for investors. In fact, the past three months have been the best for the C fund index since 1938. The best return in May: 13.41% for the I Fund.
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