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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) Federal government employees under certain conditions may request reassignment from one organization or geographic location to another. This is a considerable benefit to the employee and it can also benefit the agency as well. If you desire to transfer to a larger office that has more developmental and career advancement opportunities or simple to relocate to a more desirable area you can use the Internal Placement Process (IPP). Some agencies cal their program their Employee Requested Reassignment (ERR). Every Department has their own internal program however they all follow similar guidelines as outlined here. Consideration shall be given to IPP requests according to the needs of the Agency. This means that if you are in a critical federal government job and the position you now occupy is understaffed, you may have to wait until staffing improves at that location before the agency will approve your request. The location you choose must also have positions available or projected vacancies in the job series and grade that you request consideration for. It’s also important to realize that the government may not fund your Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move since the move will be at your personal request. However, the agency may fund the PCS if funds are available and if the move is determined to be beneficial to the government. Career and career-conditional employees located in the continental United States may request reassignment at any time to any other Agency position for which they are qualified. Employees occupying excepted positions may request reassignment only to other excepted positions, unless they are eligible to apply for positions in the competitive service because of having previously acquired civil service status. Internal IPP Requests Your organizational unit (an area office, systems management office, or district office for example) may include a number of field offices located throughout a large geographic area. If you wish to initiate an IPP request to another location within the same organizational unit you must submit your written request through your immediate supervisor to your organizational unit’s manager (area office, systems management office, or district office manager). Consideration shall be given in accordance with the reassignment practices of the program area involved. Employee Requests and IPP Processing (Detailed procedures are outlined in "Take Charge of Your Federal Career" by Dennis V. Damp. This book is available for $17.95 plus shipping toll free at 1-800-782-7424 (ORDERS ONLY).
Hardship transfers can be requested by employees that are experiencing personal problems at their current duty station. There are many reasons that people request hardship transfers; to care for sick parents; lack of medical facilities at your location for specific treatments for you or your family members; to get closer to your children after a divorce when your ex spouse has custody; and any number of other reasons that create an undue hardship on you or your family. The procedure is similar to the IPP process except that you must describe the hardship in your cover letter. Prepare a cover letter requesting the hardship transfer along with an application (OF-612, federal resume, or SF-171) and give it to your immediate supervisor. Include the desired duty location in the cover letter, job series and grade of the position at the new location, and a copy of your training history. Your supervisor will forward it to the next level of management with his/her recommendation. There must be a position available or an anticipated vacancy at the new location for the request to be considered. Check with your Human Resource department for your agency’s hardship transfer procedures. Each agency has written policies that describe the process in detail.
MERIT PROMOTION PROGRAM (MPP)
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.
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
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 .
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.
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.
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