The magic date is March 27, 2013 … No kidding? According to the 12/27/12 executive order, OPM is instructed to adjust the General Schedule base rate by one-half of 1%. In addition, depending on where you work, locality rates will increase between 14.16% (for the Rest of US) to 27.16% (for the L.A. area). CheckRead… Read more »
“Smile, you’re on Candid Camera.” It’s a phrase we all know – and I’ll bet more than one of us heard it over the holidays when someone snapped a pic or snagged a video of a special moment. Modern-day iterations of the popular television show include “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment”, Ashton Kutcher’s “Punk’d” and JohnRead… Read more »
“Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called “The Pledge”. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But ofRead… Read more »
The 2012 Olympics were important for female athletes everywhere. For the first time since, well, ever, every nation competing fielded at least one female athlete. Which was great. Of course, we also had Hairgate, where Twitter users got their collective panties in a bunch because Gabby Douglas was more concerned with winning two gold medalsRead… Read more »
Ah this “Fiscal Cliff” looming before us! It threatens economic communities, worldwide yet our legislators still find themselves at a stalemate because of campaign promises. So what should we expect in 2013, if we take this dive? Although agencies don’t intend to start employee furloughs on or immediately after January 2nd, don’t think this optionRead… Read more »
At the edge of this ominous “Fiscal Cliff” lies a very real concern for many federal employers: will we have to reduce our workforce even more? And by what means? Aside from attrition (which reeks organizational havoc over a long period of time), there are two ways a Federal employer can reduce its workforce: TheRead… Read more »
The Supreme Court this week confirmed that federal employees can appeal certain discrimination-related complaints in federal district court, as opposed to the Federal Circuit of Appeals. John Mahoney, a partner with Tully Rinckey and expert on federal-sector employment and labor law, joins In Depth to discuss what the court’s ruling means. Listen to the interviewRead… Read more »
GovLoop just concluded its third iteration of its government-wide mentors program. The Fall 2012 cohort had just over 30 pairings and our post-program evaluations have revealed that it was another successful program. Take a quick click through this slide deck to see the stats and stories which show the solid impact the program has hadRead… Read more »
If you’re a govie, you’ll appreciate the recent Wall Street Journal article that challenges this implication. Results from the Census Bureau’s real world Survey of Income and Salary Program Participation (SIPP) showed that most federal workers who are looking to cash in on their skills by leaving federal employment will end up disappointed. Here’s whatRead… Read more »
Federal managers don’t think of losing talented employees. I read the article below and cannot agree more. If they don’t have good strategy to retain these talented employees or utilize their talents in the right positions, they will lose them in different forms. The lack of the right senior leaders and managers in the rightRead… Read more »