How did your TSP investments perform last month? See the latest monthly TSP performance at TSPDataCenter.com.
Competency based (also known as behavioral) interviews are gaining popularity in hiring for federal positions. These are not the old fashioned questions we have run into in the past. Here are suggestions on how to prepare.
It’s been over 100 days since the inauguration of the President. There’s a lot of speculation in Federal labor relations circles about the status of the allegedly impending executive order reinstituting partnership. The author asks about the transparency of the process and suggests some possible holdups.
Some federal employees may get more paid leave when having a new child as a bill to provide more leave is sent to the House for a vote by a committee.
If you are going to apply for disability retirement, there are common principles you will want to follow in order to increase your chances of success under either the FERS or CSRS retirement systems. Here is an explanation of how this process works.
Individual Development Plans (IDP’s) are sometimes misused in an organization. Here are ways you can get the most from your IDP.
For the second month in a row, all of the funds in the Thrift Savings Plan are higher–one of them going up 15% in April. Here are the results.
Congress says it approves the idea of pay parity between federal employees and military personnel but doesn’t indicate how much should be approved for a possible pay raise in 2010. Will federal employees be asked to take a lower raise in the midst of rising unemployment and low inflation? Also, federal retirees are on track to go without a COLA increase.
The Author was able to obtain a copy OPM’s report on official time used by union representatives which reveals interesting data but apparently not distributed widely. Did you know that some Agencies give the union representing its employees as much a $3 in time for every dollar in dues received by the union?
The federal government fills a higher percentage of jobs from among current employees than do most private sector employees. Therefore the boomer retirements could mean a chance for you to move up. Do you need to get prepared for an upcoming opportunity?
President Obama has announced a plan to save taxpayer money by seeking suggestions from federal employees on how to cut back on wasteful spending in government.
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