2005 Federal Personnel Guide

by Harris, Sandra M.

• ISBN13: 9781881097136
• ISBN10: 1881097137
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-15
• Publisher: Key Communication

Table of Contents

Highlights of Federal Employee Year 2004	4	(2)
Selected Decisions and Rulings Affecting Federal Employment---2004	6	(2)
Employment: How Federal Jobs are Filled	8	(3)
Federal Civil Service System	11	(5)
Alternative Personnel Systems	16	(4)
Government Downsizing, Buyouts, Early Retirement and Competitive Sourcing	20	(7)
Senior Executive Service	27	(3)
Pay	30	(13)
United States Postal Service (USPS)	43	(8)
Selected Income Tax Information for Federal Employees	51	(4)
Life Insurance (FEGLI)	55	(5)
Health Insurance (FEHBP)	60	(17)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAFEDS)	77	(2)
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)	79	(3)
Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA)	82	(1)
Federal Health and Safety Standards	83	(1)
Combined Federal Campaign	83	(1)
Leave	83	(6)
Alternative Work Schedules: Flextime/Part-Time	89	(3)
Retirement	92	(5)
Retirees and Survivors: How to Request Assistance from OPM	97	(1)
Retirement Part I: Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)	98	(24)
Retirement Part II: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)	122	(9)
Thrift Savings Plan	131	(11)
Social Security and Medicare	142	(8)
Travel Allowances	150	(10)
Injury Compensation	160	(2)
Reduction in Force (RIF)	162	(8)
Placement Assistance: Employee's Guide to Career Transition	170	(4)
Severance Pay	174	(2)
Unemployment Insurance for Federal Workers	176	(1)
Staffing, Placement, and Promotion	177	(3)
Training and Development	180	(2)
Incentive Awards	182	(2)
Federal Labor Management Relations	184	(2)
Equal Employment Opportunity	186	(3)
Grievances and Appeals	189	(1)
Prohibited Personnel Practices: Whistleblowing	190	(5)
Ethics in Government	195	(4)
Political Activity	199	(1)
Privacy and Freedom of Information	200	(1)
Other than Full-Time Employment	201	(2)
Employment Overseas	203	(1)
Employment of Non-Citizens	204	(1)
Employment of Relatives	205	(1)
Employment of Annuitants	205	(1)
Employment of Reservists and Retired Military	206	(1)
Veterans' Preference/Benefits	207	(5)
Telephone Regulations	212	(1)
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)	213	(1)
Drug-Free Workplace	213	(1)
Smoking Regulations	214	(1)
AIDS Guidelines	215	(1)
Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace	216	(2)
Applying for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions	218	(1)
Appendices	219	(21)
Index	240