Pentagon to add 75,000 employees to new ...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on October 31, 2007 | Comments Off
Source: GovExec.com By Brittany R. Ballenstedt The Defense Department is planning to transfer an additional 75,000 nonbargaining unit employees to its new pay-for-performance system, according to an online notice posted Wednesday. The department has been moving its employees to the National Security...
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The Hatch Act Meets the Digital Age...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on October 19, 2007 | Comments Off
The Washington Post The presidential campaign season is underway, so be careful what you do and say in the federal workplace — especially in an e-mail. That was the key warning at a Senate hearing yesterday on the Hatch Act, which prohibits certain political activities in the federal workplace. Sending...
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Federal Unions Get Some Clout from Congr...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on October 15, 2007 | Comments Off
 CQ WEEKLY – VANTAGE POINT By Shawn Zeller, CQ Staff   Federal employee unions have had a rough time during the Bush era. But the Democratic Congress this year has given them the opportunity to gain back some ground. This spring, the House passed a defense authorization bill that would strip the...
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Merit board proposes new rules for DHS c...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on October 10, 2007 | Comments Off
By Brittany R. Ballenstedt bballenstedt@govexec.com Source: GovExec.com The Merit Systems Protection Board issued a proposed rule last week outlining how it will handle the adjudication of cases arising from the Homeland Security Department’s new personnel system. The rule, published in the Federal...
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Defense personnel system up in air?...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on October 9, 2007 | Comments Off
By BRIAN LAWSON Times Business Writer brian.lawson@htimes.com Congress may add more bargaining rights to NSPS The Department of Defense’s new personnel system, which is being gradually adopted through its civilian ranks, may face considerable change given recent votes in the U.S. Senate and House...
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Unions continue efforts to secure bargai...

Posted by admin in News You Can Use on October 4, 2007 | Comments Off
 By Christine Cave  cyberFEDS® Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Despite previous setbacks in this Congress, efforts to secure collective bargaining rights for Transportation Security Administration screeners are continuing, according to union officials. The American Federation of Government Employees‘...
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