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State and Local Governments Hiring Temporary or Contract Employees.  42 percent of human resources managers reported that they had hired temporary or contract employees and 73 percent hired [...]

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET What: The Center for State and Local Government Excellence is currently examining the use of auto features, such as […]

Retaining currently funded positions is even more important to local health department leaders than recruiting new and retaining existing employees, according to a new research by the Center and [...]

Like many local governments, the city of Burlington, Vermont, has seen its funded status slip and its annual required contributions grow over the last decade. City leaders held a pension […]

Join ICMA-RC and the Center on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 3:00 ET for a special webinar to kick off National Save for Retirement Week. As Generation Y becomes a larger […]

State and local government employees considering retirement face many of the same pressures affecting private sector workers. Pensions may replace less income in the future, health care costs in [...]

State pension reform has been the topic of much discussion since 2009, when the effects of the economic downturn on state and local governments forced an examination of all aspects […]

As the pace of retirements accelerates, government leaders are paying more attention to staff development. “The future is speeding up,” Center President and CEO Elizabeth Kellar told attendees at [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2013 FUTURE OF RETIREMENT SUMMIT Widespread changes to retirement plans debated WASHINGTON, DC – Aging workers and widespread changes to retirement plans challenge [...]

Most of the pension reforms states have passed since 2009 have made changes to their existing defined benefit plans. The reforms have included modifications to the eligibility requirements or [...]