Our Discipline System Needs Corrective Action
The disciplinary system for federal employees is cumbersome and time-consuming. Here are suggestions for fixing the system.
TSP Returns Jump in November
TSP funds are up across the board for November.
A Quick $100,000 to Spend For Christmas
A writer in the office of NASA’s Public and Employee Communications Office in Huntsville, Alabama has an extra $100,000 to spend.
President Signs Off on Pay Raise for Feds
President Bush has signed the appropriations bill for several agencies that contains the 2006 pay raise for federal employees.
Two VA Employees Facing 15 Years in Prison
Charges filed against two employees of the VA give a new dimension to the term “government red tape.”
Political Activity Trips Up Federal Attorney
A federal attorney has been found to have violated the Hatch Act and an initial decision by an MSPB judge has upheld his removal.
That 70’s Show! FAA/Air Traffic Controllers Back At It
The FAA has asked a federal mediator to help with the labor negotiations between the agency and the union that represented air traffic controllers.
Is It Christmas or A Holiday Season To Buy Gifts for Unstated Reasons?
After the Thanksgiving feast to give thanks for our many blessings, we enter what often refer to as the “holiday season.” The cultural wars can’t be far behind.
Is Big Brother Watching?
A new scam involves e-mail purporting to come from the FBI or the CIA.
2006 Pay Raise Moves Forward in Congress
The 3.1% pay raise for federal employees is now virtually assured based on Congressional action late last week.
