What is your e-mail address?

My e-mail address is:

Do you have a password?

Forgot your password? Click here
close

Gov Careers

Blog archive

Your federal career: Get ready for the worst

The Office of Personnel Management may have learned a few things in the wake of Hurricane Katrina—and last winter’s D.C.-area double-whammy blizzards.

With a very active hurricane season forecast, OPM last week forwarded to human capital officers a memo containing a range of emergency-related reminders concerning employee pay and benefits policies, telework arrangements, and various emergency hiring flexibilities.

The memo, posted to the OPM Web site, contains links to a number of standing guides and handbooks that feds themselves would find particularly useful in the event of an emergency—particularly the ones on telework, pay and benefits, and employee and family support benefits.

Might pay to have a look in advance.

Posted by Phil Piemonte on Jul 06, 2010 at 5:57 AM


Reader comments

Thu, Jul 8, 2010 Mindy White Bear River NWR

This is very beneficial for both home agencies and the employees. Sort of forwarned is forearmed! Thanks! HR/Payroll Liaison

Thu, Jul 8, 2010

Every Federal employee should be given a copy of this information for their records. Why are we the last to know or have to wait for a disaster to find out.

Please post your comments here. Comments are moderated, so they may not appear immediately after submitting. We will not post comments that we consider abusive or off-topic.

Your Name:(optional)
Your Email:(optional)
Your Location:(optional)
Comment:
Please type the letters/numbers you see above

Editorial Webcasts

  • Service Consolidation: How to Avoid Basic Pitfalls of Shared Services Register Now

    This is the first webcast of the Series “Future First: Three Steps to Data Center Transformation”. Plan to attend this webcast to support your agency efforts to design a practical roadmap for consolidation of resources and shared services to meet current and emerging program demands. Learn from those who are doing to help you evaluate services in your current operations that may lend themselves to future shared service arrangements. Read more

Federal Computer Week eNewsletters

  • Subscribe to Newsletters Subscribe

    Federal Computer Week's eNewsletters deliver the latest policy and management news to your inbox.