FedSmith Polls

Action by Congress to forego their pay raise in 2006 should not have an impact on the raise for federal employees according to the vast majority of survey respondents.

The veterans’ preference program stirs strong emotions in readers. It mixes patriotism and gratitude in some and feelings of discrimination against others who have not served in the military.

Readers responded to our poll on the issue of how to pay for the damage caused by hurricanes along the Gulf Coast and a proposal to change the formula for calculating federal retirement benefits.

Most readers think John Roberts, the nominee to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, should be confirmed and that he will be confirmed.

Readers rate the overall performance of the federal government during the hurricane relief efforts as “unsatisfactory” but a number of readers also place blame on state and local officials.

Does the current system of hiring new federal employees result in hiring well qualified people? Would a standardized test produce better results? Here are responses to a recent survey of FedSmith.com readers.

Readers weigh in on when, where and how they check their TSP balance and change their investment allocations.

Most readers prefer to keep the current civil service structure and prefer a pay system where everyone gets the same basic pay raise.

This poll gives readers an opportunity to submit opinions on proposed changes to modernize the federal civil service structure.