President Nominates New FLRA General Counsel
Six months after the previous general counsel of the FLRA vacated the position, President Bush nominated Colleen Duffy Kiko, of Virginia, to fill the position vacated last December by Peter Eide.
Six months after the previous general counsel of the FLRA vacated the position, President Bush nominated Colleen Duffy Kiko, of Virginia, to fill the position vacated last December by Peter Eide.
GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry announced Wednesday that Barbara L. Shelton will serve as acting commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).
Federal employees that have in the past abused the usage and intent of government purchase cards should be wary: a Senate committee just approved legislation that will crack down on government purchase card abuse.
Most readers prefer to keep the current civil service structure and prefer a pay system where everyone gets the same basic pay raise.
OPM said it will give federal workers enrolled in the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program an additional two-and-a-half months to incur claims for the 2005 plan year and use their 2005 account balances – in effect extending the “use-it or lose it” rule by two-and-a-half months.
Pay parity is again the political mantra for this year’s debate on the annual pay raise for federal employees.
According to OPM, USAJOBS has logged in more than 130 million unique visitors since its re-launch on August 4, 2003, and more than 1.4 billion hits and job seekers have created about 1.5 million new resumes to apply for federal jobs.
Litigation over survivor annuities can impact more than one person–here is one case which will lead to family tension.
The FLRA recently ordered the Custom and Border Protection to negotiate with NTEU over workers rights to wear cargo shorts while on the job.
The EEOC will host a public forum at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 23 at its headquarters to discuss the repositioning plan for EEOC’s field offices.