Airport Screeners Not Meeting Training Requirements
The lack of high-speed Internet connectivity and staff shortages have prevented thousands of airport security screeners from getting the training they need.
Some TSP Investors “Up” in April; Stock Investors “Down”
Stock funds are down in April but still up substantially for the past year. The bond funds did well in April.
Unions Dealt Another Setback When DHS Amendment Defeated
Federal labor unions suffered another setback in a bid to restore collective bargaining rights to employees in the Department of Homeland Security after lawmakers rejected an amendment Thursday.
e-Payroll Initiative Now Covers 80 Percent of Federal Employees
The Office of Personnel Management’s e-Payroll initiative now provides payroll services for 80 percent of Executive Branch federal employees.
Are Nation’s Chemical Facilities More Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks?
Are Nation’s Chemical Facilities More Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks?
NSPS Reforms Hinge On Meet And Confer
Congressional committee hearings in April have made it abundantly clear that the potentially revolutionary changes contemplated for the Defense Department’s new human resources system will have to withstand substantive bilateral discussions with union representatives and final Congressional review.
Readers Respond to Performance Bonus Pay Survey
What role should performance bonus pay have in the total compentation of federal employees?
Senators: Findings Of Recent TSA Report ‘Appalling’
Two U.S. senators, Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), have asked the head of the TSA to end the ‘wasteful spending’ at the Transportations Security Operations Center after a recent inspector general report identified breakdowns in management controls that led to financial waste and abuse.
OPM Conducting Retirement Readiness Study
OPM plans to conduct retirement survey.
“Good Old Boys” and Pay for Performance
Are you fearful of a pay for performance system in your agency? Here are some of the arguments in favor of such a system offered by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
