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Claims period restriction under Butterbaugh removed.

OPM has removed the six year restriction and may approve claims for military leave taken from 1980 to December 2001.

NSPS Update: Pay for Performance implemented. 11,000 GS Employees Affected

11,000 management and employees not covered by a labor agreement now fall under NSPS. The employee's, who work at 12 Defense agencies, are covered by the 'pay for performance' provisions of NSPS.

Homeland Defense to implement pay-for-performance

The Department of Homeland Security will implement pay-for-performance, even while litigating it's new personnel system.

Federal Court Says No To NSPS

UDWC Lawsuit Prevails SAN DIEGO, CA � In what can only be described as a victory for DoD workers worldwide, U.S. Federal District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan blocked the Pentagon from moving forward on the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).

NSPS Implementation ON HOLD

DoD's National Security Personnel System was to take affect November 28, 2005. Due to Union intervention, implementation is now delayed until February 2006.

AFGE, Other Unions Score Major Victory as Judge Denies DHS Motion to Gut Collect

October 7, 2005

AFGE BEATS BACK AGENCY BID TO IMPLEMENT NEW WORK RULES

WASHINGTON--In a major victory for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees across the nation, a federal court has denied a motion by DHS to allow virtually full implementation of its new personnel system, known as MaxHR. For the second time in two months, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has upheld AFGE�s position that DHS�s new regulations concerning collective bargaining so cir*****scribe the negotiating process as to virtually eliminate it.

St. Louis scheduled to loose locality pay status.

St. Louis and Kansas City pay areas are scheduled to get slightly less than the 2.83% pay increase scheduled for the rest of the United States.

Military Leave: Claims may be made as far back as 1994

Merit Systems Protection Board Reverses Administrative Judges Ruling allowing for leave claims back to 1994 under USERRA.

NSPS Talks ended by DoD

Defense Department officials abruptly ended the "meet and confer" period after extending the session for two days.

Write your Legislators

May 17, 2005

The Honorable (First Last) Address

Joe W. Smith Address

Dear Senator

I am writing to you to voice my concern over the BRAC changes proposed to the Air National Guard as a whole and specifically Missouri's own 131st Fighter Wing based in St. Louis. As a citizen of the state of Missouri, I personally feel more secure knowing the F-15 Eagles of the Missouri Air National Guard are nearby to provide Homeland Defense for the Midwest.