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If you are a current federal employee trying to get promoted, or on the outside of Uncle Sam’s civilian army and trying to land your first federal job, you need to make your resume stand out. Here are tips on how to do that.
“Back to the Future” was a great movie–or series of movies. Still, no one likes to see their retirement investments sinking back to levels of six years ago. That is what has happened in the current bear market. Here are charts showing the results through the recent sell-off–and some hope for the future.
Federal retirement expert John Grobe recently wrote an article read by tens of thousands of readers entitled “What Happens to Your Federal Employee Benefits if You Die While Still Working?” Some readers had questions or wanted more information. Here are answers to some of the more frequent questions. Please read this in conjunction with the previous article on this subject.
Can an employee fired during a probationary period file an appeal with the MSPB if she is fired as a result of information uncovered during a background check? The MSPB said “no” and this case involving an IRS employee went to federal court.
This is the second part of changes that Senator Barack Obama says will occur in agencies under his administration. In letters to AFGE’s National President, the future president outlines priorities for major departments during his term of office.
After boarding a school bus over the driver’s objections to confront students who hit him with an object from the bus, and then brandishing a gun for the students to see, a training tech at an Air Force base was fired. He went to federal court to try to get his job back.
What changes will federal employees see in agencies under an Obama administration? In letters to AFGE’s National President, the future president outlines priorities for major departments during his term of office.
Some federal employees may be getting faster promotions and more money beginning in March based on a new rule change from OPM.
When the Air Force awarded a contract to a business owned by an Asian-American under a “set aside” for businesses owned by minorities, a lawsuit was filed. An appeals court has remanded the case as Congress did not have a “strong basis in evidence” to conclude that “race-conscious remedial measures were necessary.
A federal employee did not mention a previous job “due to an oversight” although, while in the previous job, he apparently received counseling letters, reprimands, suspensions and put on a temporary probationary status. He was fired by an agency and appealed where his case went into federal court for resolution.
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