OPM moves to standardize General Schedule, blue collar locality pay areas For years, federal employee unions have bemoaned that the pay systems’ differing maps of high-cost regions created pay inequity within agency workforces. By Erich Wagner October 7, 2024 OPM’s retirement backlog continued...
January 19, 2024 OPM authorizes hiring flexibilities for AI Government hiring tools like direct hire and Schedule A appointments are meant to help with an executive order-mandated AI talent surge into the government. ByNatalie Alms January 3, 2024 ...
AFGE .. Arbitrator Michelle Miller‑Kotula issued an award finding the Agency violated the parties’ collective‑bargaining agreement and an Agency handbook “when it failed to review [the grievants] for promotion” from General Schedule, Grade 9 (GS‑9) to GS‑11. The Arbitrator found ...