Posted on Saturday, 28th December 2019 by Dennis Damp
Federal civilian employees will see an average 3.1% pay increase starting January 1, 2020; a 2.6% increase in basic pay, with an average 0.5% increase in locality pay. The pay increases for GS employees ranges from 2.85% to 3.52%. The President signed an Executive Order on December 20th officially averting a second government shutdown in […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Thursday, 1st August 2019 by Donna Day
So many employers are embarking on a new concept for Parents; benefits, grants for daycare and even back pay may all be a part of the 2020 Defense Authorization Bill. The House and Senate recently passed a bipartisan bill funding the government through 2020. We should learn soon, after the House and Senate Bills are […]
Tags: Benefits, DOD, Parental Leave
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Posted on Thursday, 4th April 2019 by Donna Day
Background and security clearance investigation processing delays have created many problems for agencies. The responsibility for these Investigations may soon be transferred to the Department of Defense from the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), who handles them now. The President is expected to issue an executive order to authorize this change in the near future. […]
Tags: backround checks, Clearance
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Posted on Monday, 4th March 2019 by Donna Day
The 2019 spending bill, H.J. RES.31, approved an increase in salaries for Federal workers. President Trump signed the package which includes funding for the government through September 30 and a 1.9% raise in pay for federal workers. In addition, the pay raise is retroactive to the first pay period of 2019. In the past, these […]
Tags: Federal Pay Raise, Government Pay
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Posted on Saturday, 16th February 2019 by Donna Day
With the Federal Government as the largest employer within the U.S., there are over 2 million full time employees across a myriad of agencies and offices, worldwide. Given this, the Human Resources departments have their hands full with negotiating and managing such a large and diverse workforce. Challenges are plentiful, and more importantly is the […]
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| Comments (0)Posted on Tuesday, 6th November 2018 by Donna Day
STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is an applied approach to a curriculum focusing on these four discipline areas. The importance of these areas in our future, and specifically as part of our government, are considered strategic. Understanding how the world works requires new knowledge, which in turn fosters curiosity; STEM satisfies this quest […]
Tags: STEM, STEM Skills
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Posted on Monday, 15th October 2018 by Betty Boyd
Writers and editors include positions that involve writing and editing materials, such as reports, regulations, articles, newsletters, magazines, news releases, training materials, brochures, interpretive handbooks, pamphlets, guidebooks, scholarly works, reference works, speeches, or scripts. The work requires the acquisition of information on a variety of subjects in the course of completing assignments. The work requires […]
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Posted on Tuesday, 25th September 2018 by Donna Day
With the increasing cost of education and the challenges for recent graduates and parents, opportunities to reduce or eliminate college debt can be life changing. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average student may borrow up to $22,000 before graduation; approximately 280,000 of these individual borrowers default on their payments between years 3 […]
Tags: Student Debt Forgiveness
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Posted on Sunday, 16th September 2018 by Donna Day
Despite a request to boost buyout amounts (government-wide) to $40,000, President Trump signed a new bill into law recently that will ensure non-defense agency amounts are maintained at $25,000. This will be the third year that Congress has consistently rejected such a request; the $25,000 threshold was established early in the Clinton Administration. Additionally, the […]
Tags: Defense Spending, DOD, Military Pay
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Posted on Wednesday, 29th August 2018 by Betty Boyd
I would like to introduce John Guenther whom I have known for several years. He sings in our church choir and is an avid amateur blacksmith. While in the federal government he was an aerospace engineer (GS-0861) and upon retiring was a program manager (GS-0301). Here is John’s story: Why did you choose to work […]
Tags: aerospace engineer, blacksmith
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