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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 auto enrollment and auto [...]

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 forum on [...]

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 segment of the state and local [...]

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 of their [...]

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 [...]