Archive: April 19, 2009 - April 25, 2009
What Michelle Obama Had to Say at OPM
First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Office of Personnel Management today as part of her tour of federal agencies. She talked about what it means to be a public servant, the Merit System Principles and diversity in federal hiring. Here...
By Eric Pianin | April 23, 2009; 6:48 PM ET | Comments (2)
An On-Line Quiz That Might Lead to a Pay Raise
Want a raise? Need help making the case to your boss? The Federal Managers Association is partnering with MeriTalk, an online site for government IT workers, to promote MeritMore, which the organizations describe as a "self-assessment calculator designed to allow...
By Eric Pianin | April 22, 2009; 9:40 AM ET | Comments (0)
RetireEZ Program Not That Easy to Use
The Office of Personnel Management had hoped to make retirement planning easier for federal employees, but there's been nothing easy about implementing RetireEZ, the program designed to do that. In October, OPM cut its losses when it killed a $290...
By Eric Pianin | April 21, 2009; 1:50 PM ET | Comments (0)
