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.
An internal memo sent to NASA workers Thursday at Marshall Space Flight Center indicated the installation would be offering targeted buyouts to eligible civil service employees.
OPM just posted on its web site questions and answers for federal agencies regarding administration of the new recruitment, relocation and retention incentive authorities in response to questions received from agencies.
The Office of Special Counsel recently sent a letter to the President detailing findings and recommendations regarding allegations of a substantial and specific danger to public safety made by employees of the Department of Transportation.
How are your TSP investments performing so far this month? Most TSP investors will be pleased.
