Congress Votes Down Federal Pay Freeze
by Government Executive
May 28, 2010
Both chambers of Congress this week voted down proposals to freeze federal salaries.
Senate passes telework bill
by Government Executive
May 25, 2010
On May 24, the Senate voted on and unanimously passed telework legislation which had been held up for more than a year.
New Student Loan Programs are Effective July 1, 2009
by Alyssa Rosenberg, Government Executive
July 2, 2009
On July 1, a new law went into effect that will help keep payments on some student loans affordable, and provide dramatic loan forgiveness to students who commit to 10 years of public service.
June 23, 2009
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry on Tuesday offered more details on the steps involved in achieving his vision for a governmentwide pay overhaul.
During a conference in Washington celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Coalition for Effective Change, an umbrella group of good-government organizations, the OPM chief said he planned to have a legislative proposal ready for President Obama to include in the fiscal 2011 budget this February. He added that he would like to see Congress pass a bill before the 2010 midterm elections.
May 6, 2009
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, sending the bill to the full House for the second year in a row.
The bill (H.R. 626) would allow federal employees to take four weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, in addition to any annual or sick leave they had accrued. The legislation passed the House in 2008, but stalled in the Senate.
FERS Sick Leave Bill Passes House
by Bruce Moyer, NAAUSA Counsel and Washington Representative
April 1, 2009
On Wednesday, April 1, the House of Representatives approved the FERS sick leave credit provisions of HR 958, along with reforms in the Thrift Savings Program, in two bills, H.R. 1804 and H.R. 1256.
NAAUSA endorsed the FERS sick leave legislation in February.
NAAUSA Writes in Support of H.R.958, to make unused sick leave creditable for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
by Library of Congress
February 27, 2009
On February 10, 2009, Congressman Moran's bill introduced H.R. 958 that would make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System. NAAUSA wrote a letter in support of the bill and sent it to Congress on February 27, 2008. There is a companion bill in the Senate, S. 354, introduced by Senator Jim Webb,(D-VA)
January 22, 2009
To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.
