Can a Lower Paid Employee Save Enough for Retirement? Here is One Example
FedSmith spoke to a man who makes less than most federal employees but follows a plan that should work for anyone wanting a secure retirement.
Federal Workforce is ‘Elite Island of Secure and High-Paid Workers’
A new report says “[t]he federal civilian workforce has become an elite island of secure and high-paid workers, separated from the ocean of private-sector American workers who must compete in today’s dynamic economy.”
Actions and Decisions Have Consequences
The failure to conduct a background check on an illegal alien captured on the Mexican border resulted in the alien returning to the US where he raped two women and murdered one of them. The agency’s 20-day suspension of a supervisor is upheld by the MSPB.
Take This Promotion and Shove It
This agency told the employee he would be a good manager and told him to report to a new office in a new location with a promotion. The employee he was not qualified and retired in lieu of an involuntary separation. He appealed but the agency’s actions were upheld.
Fixing the Federal Labor Relations Program
With controversy and litigation surrounding the establishing of new labor relations programs in the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, this author has suggestions for how to improve the existing programs to resolve some of the problems faced by federal agencies.
Debating the Federal Pay Raise
The system for determining the average federal pay raise is steeped in politics. What is going on and why?
2.7% Increase for 2007 Gets Congressional Boost
The 2007 pay raise process for federal civilian employees is following what is now a fairly well-worn path. No one knows the final outcome but 2.7% looks like the most likely result based on what has occurred so far.
Shot Down–On the Job and in Court
Federal injury cases usually involve a slip, fall or other mundane injuries. This federal employee was shot. His attempts to get more money under the Federal Tort Claims Act fall short though.
Ethics? What Ethics? Readers Speak Out on Performance of Congress
How do readers rate the performance of Congress as an institution? It’s not a pretty picture. The vast majority think there is a distinct lack of Congressional ethics and that they are working primarily to ensure their own re-election.
“A mad dog foaming at the mouth”
An employee who disliked a supervisor was transferred. After five years, the agency planned to reassign him back to the first supervisor. The employee filed an appeal contesting the reassignment.
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