"...The House has set aside a proposal to allow federal employees to phase into retirement, a plan some see as an innovative cost-saving measure that could also allow older staff members the opportunity to help train younger ones.
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) offered the proposal as an amendment to the defense spending bill, but the amendment was not among those accepted by the Rules Committee for consideration during House floor voting this week.
The plan, initially proposed by the Obama administration, would allow retirees to continue to work for the government part-time while receiving both a prorated annuity and a prorated salary.
The proposal has made progress on other avenues, however, having passed the Senate in March as an amendment to a transportation bill..."
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) offered the proposal as an amendment to the defense spending bill, but the amendment was not among those accepted by the Rules Committee for consideration during House floor voting this week.
The plan, initially proposed by the Obama administration, would allow retirees to continue to work for the government part-time while receiving both a prorated annuity and a prorated salary.
The proposal has made progress on other avenues, however, having passed the Senate in March as an amendment to a transportation bill..."
