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Do you dream of a better job, more pay, a challenging position with responsibility and one that takes full advantage of your background and experience? You can turn your dreams into reality and be one of the hundreds of thousands of federal employees each year who are promoted or obtain higher level government jobs. "Take Charge of Your Federal Career: A Practical, Action-Oriented Career Management Workbook for Federal Employees" by Dennis V. Damp describes the many options you have and it directs readers to where the jobs are. Available for $17.95 plus shipping. Order by phone toll free with all major credit cards at 1-800-782-7424 (ORDERS ONLY)

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These resources have everything you will need to find job vacancies, determine what's available, and most importantly what you need to do to get your foot in the door and land a high paying and secure government job. You will also discover the secrets to preparing a professional federal style resume that will get the attention of rating officials and get you HIRED. Everything you need to pursue a high paying and secure government career is included in these two highly acclaimed books by the two best known government career book authors. 

Kathryn Troutman, the author of The Federal Resume Guidebook is known as the "Federal Resume Guru" is a well known career counselor. Dennis Damp, the author of The Book of U.S. Government Jobs, retired from federal service in 2004 with 35 years and 7 months service. Damp knows first hand what it takes to go from job hunter to hired, and everything in between.

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MERIT PROMOTION PROGRAM (MPP)

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Visit our Federal Career Planning web site. This site assists federal government employees to design realistic Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and target new jobs and promotions in government. Federal government employees have numerous and attractive career development and upward mobility opportunities available to them. Developed by a career fed with over 35 years federal service.

The Merit Promotion Program allows those who are status applicants (current federal employees or those who have reinstatement eligibility) to bid on job openings. MPP announcements are posted at most offices and on the internet. Many agencies have their own internet sites where you can view job announcements and print them our for future reference. OPM also publishes MPP announcements on their USAJOBS web site. A list of federal web sites is provided under the Resources heading in Chapter Seven.

Agencies can restrict MPP announcements to applicants from their agency and many limit the geographical area of consideration.

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COST-of-LIVING ALLOWANCES (Non-foreign Areas) Rate Change

New 2007 COLA: Complete chart for CSRS & FERS employees listed at http://federaljobs.net/retire/benefits.htm.

The Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations to change the cost-of-living allowance rates received by certain white-collar Federal and Postal Service employees in Alaska, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A summary table of the changes that were published in the Federal Register/ VOl. 71, No.148 dated August 2, 2006 for 5 CFR Patt 591 follows.

Note: The arrows in the last column reflect the direction of the change from the previous indexes.

Retirement COLAs are available on our Retirement Planning Site.

COLA Rates & Living-Cost Indexes

Allowance area/category Old COLA rates (percent) Previously published living-cost indexes Revised living-cost indexes New COLA rates (percent)
Puerto Rico 11.5 105.10 103.04 10.5↓
U.S. Virgin Islands 22.5 122.84 122.53 23.0↑
Anchorage, Alaska 25.0 133.79 113.64 24.0↓
Fairbanks, Alaska 25.0 115.61 115.62 24.0↓
Juneau, Alaska 25.0 118.03 118.09 24.0↓
Rest of the State of Alaska 25.0 136.00 135.84 25.0
Honolulu County, Hawaii 25.0 127.78 125.80 25.0
Hawaii County, Hawaii 16.5 119.11 117.25 17.0↑
Kauai County, Hawaii 23.25 130.58 127.63 25.0↑
Maui County, Hawaii 23.75 124.49 131.50 25.0↑
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands 25.0 127.65 127.40 25.0

There are various geographic coverage areas as well. You can find the complete final regulations on the OPM site at http://www.opm.gov/fedregis/2006/71-080206-43904-a.pdf .

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NARFE - National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association

NARFE has represented federal workers since 1921 and they fight to protect benefits for federal employees and retirees. They have an extensive legislative agenda including extending pre-tax health care premium conversion to retirees and the repeal of the Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).

This excellent organization is a wealth of information and resources for federal employees, retirees, and survivor annuitants. NARFE's 350,000 members have access to a wealth of information at http://www.narfe.org, their monthly magazine, newsletters, the NARFE staff, and local NARFE chapter volunteers throughout the United States.

It only costs $25 a year to join and less with the specials they offer. Members receive full access to their web site, a very informative monthly magazine, and you can connect to a large network of active feds and retirees through their local and regional groups.

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Organ & Bone Marrow Donor Leave Programs

All federal employee are eligible to take up to 30 days a year of paid leave to donors organs or seven days of paid leave when donating bone marrow under 5 U.S.C. 6327. Organ Donor leave was approved by Congress in 1999 and OPM encourages agencies to be liberal with this program and extend time off if needed beyond the 30 day limit. 

● Leave for bone marrow and organ donation is a separate category of leave that is in addition to annual and sick leave.

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Use this site to explore employee benefits, plan your career, understand government pro-grams and research and plan for your retirement.

You can also follow the author's personal  retirement journey through his on-line retirement journal. Dennis Damp presents journal readers with exactly what he experienced planning his retire-ment and what you too can expect before and after you leave. 

Damp also replies to your questions and provides an insider's perspective on key issues that are important to all federal employees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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