Everybody knows what the high-three is – right? – but who knows how to calculate the high-three? Definition. The high-three is the highest average salary obtained by averaging an employee’s salary over a consecutive 36-month period, with each salary weighted for the time it was in effect. In calculating the high-three, use basic salary only,Read… Read more »
I’m speaking to you as a Survivor, something I never thought I would be but I’m proud to say it and I want everyone to remember that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sure, we make jokes about “saving the Ta-Ta’s” and “yeah, I check my wife’s all the time” but let’s get serious forRead… Read more »
This summer has been packed with opportunities for us to get involved with our nation’s true heroes: soldiers who serve our country and the veterans who have fought to keep our nation as strong as it is today. This year we’ve been able to equip the Disabled American Veterans mobile service offices with HP notebooksRead… Read more »
A soon to be retired fed contacted me last month about an estimate they received from their HR department with a grossly incorrect survivor benefit cost estimate. The employee was advised that a full survivor benefit for their spouse would reduce their monthly benefit by one third! Incorrect high estimates like this can put theRead… Read more »
As you think about the potential value to the City and the entire region, it’s citizens and employees, of an event like CityCamp Boston it’s hard not to get excited. We are pulling out all the stops, technology-wise, and diving into full-blown social media madness (in a good way of course). As you look toRead… Read more »
When I was in elementary school, our community renovated the school’s playground. As part of the project, students and their families were asked to share items – newspaper articles, clothing, music, etc. – that would go in a time capsule, which was to be buried underneath the playground. The idea was that someone decades downRead… Read more »
NewsGator VP Eric Sauve discusses social software deployments in the military and civilian government. High levels of social engagement behind the firewall are often linked to YouTube-like videos, game mechanics and rich profiles, he says.
The cliché “actions speak louder than words” has never more been more apparent than in the start of this NFL season. From quarterback changes to impending trades, coaches are taking decisive actions to shake up their teams and find the right ingredients for success… To continue reading, please click here.
Lisa Rein of the Washington Post asked GovLoop’ers last week if “Federal salaries are too high.” You gave her a great deal of feedback (37 comments) on her way to writing a story this past Saturday for the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092406370.html?sid%3DST2010092406437 Here’s how it starts: From her sixth-floor office at the National Science Foundation inRead… Read more »
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