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Employees
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government 
 Results of a survey of employee satisfaction in federal government agencies. The survey used "responses from more than 212,000 civil servants to produce detailed rankings of employee engagement across 279 federal agencies and subcomponents.quot; Browse rankings by agency, demographic, or "best in class" for categories such as pay and benefits. From the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI). http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/about/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government Last updated May 24, 2009 Federal Labor Relations Authority
"The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent agency responsible for administering the labor-management relations program for 1.9 million Federal employees world-wide." Features information about the Office of General Counsel, the Federal Service Impasses Panel, and the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board. Includes FLRA and court decisions, statutes, regulations, news, and information about alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Searchable. http://www.flra.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Judicial Process, Labor Last updated Oct 1, 2003 Gov.Exec.com: Pay and Benefits
Government Executive Magazine 's career center provides detailed information on Federal pay schedules. They have the General Schedule pay tables, Executive, Senior, and Scientific or Professional pay levels, hourly rates, military pay tables, law enforcement pay rates. http://www.govexec.com/pay/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Jun 10, 2002 Guidance and Information on Furloughs
This document provides detailed guidance on the use of furloughs for the federal government civilian workforce. "A furlough is the placing of an employee in a temporary nonduty, nonpay status because of lack of work or funds, or other nondisciplinary reasons." Includes questions and answers about preparation, notices, temporary and part-time employees, employee benefits, deductions from pay, retirement, labor management implications, and much more. From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. http://www.opm.gov/furlough/furlough.asp Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Hotel/Motel Fire-Safe List
Information on accommodations meeting the fire and life safety requirements of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act (PL101-391) passed by Congress in 1990. Data provided includes address and phone number of the lodging, number of floors, and FEMA ID. Files are available for download for each state, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The site also provides hotel and motel fire safety tips for travelers. From the U.S. Fire Administration. http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/hotel/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Travel Last updated Feb 9, 2007 Office of Personnel Management: Federal Holidays
Federal law establishes the public holidays for federal employees in the United States. This site provides a list of the dates of those holidays for 1997 though 2020. From the Office of Personnel Management. http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Holidays by Region Last updated Sep 6, 2008 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
"PEER is a national non-profit alliance of local, state and federal scientists, law enforcement officers, land managers and other professionals dedicated to upholding environmental laws and values." The site features details about PEER campaigns (such as limitations on cell phone towers in national parks and extermination of animals on federal land), white papers, surveys, news releases back to 1999, and related material. http://www.peer.org Topics: Environment, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Nov 8, 2006 Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
TRAC presents a "comprehensive non-partisan site with easily accessible statistics on federal law enforcement, staffing and spending. Data on federal employees, spending, prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc." Information is gathered using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). TRAC Web sites are available on selected federal agencies (ATF, Customs, DEA, FBI, INS, IRS). Supporting materials include browsable maps, graphs, tables, and texts. http://trac.syr.edu/ Topics: Crime, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Law, Law Last updated May 23, 2004 Transition to a New Presidential Administration
This site on federal executive branch employment describes how "[e]mployees in positions that traditionally change when Presidential Administrations change are not part of the competitive civil service. Rather, they are excepted from competitive service requirements. ... Incumbents of these discretionary positions customarily resign at the request of the new incoming Administration officials." Includes material on pay and benefits for presidential appointees, senior executive service (SES) employees, and more. From the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). http://www.opm.gov/transition/TRANS20R-Ch1.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 24, 2008 U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General
Website for this federal government office "responsible for independently and objectively identifying risks and vulnerabilities that directly impact, or could impact, the Department [of the Interior]'s ability to accomplish its mission." Find reports, press releases, and other material related to investigations such as the September 2008 results of "investigations into allegations against more than a dozen current and former Minerals Management Service (MMS) employees." Includes details about the department's hotline to report wrongdoing. http://www.doioig.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Sep 17, 2008 Uncle Sam: Who's Who in the Federal Government
"Need biographical information on the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee? Where did John Ashcroft get his law degree? Here it is with much more." This browsable list of links provides the official sites for selected elected and appointed officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government including Cabinet members and administrators of agencies. From the Government Publications Department of the Regional Depository Library at the University of Memphis. http://www.memphis.edu/govpub/instru.php Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Notable People: Government Last updated Oct 14, 2009 |
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