Pay & Benefits

EPA Paid Transit Benefits to Employees Who Left the Agency

Some offices were not checking if subsidy recipients worked there, or if they were eligible for the perk.

Pay & Benefits

The Very Best Senior Executives Can Get Bigger Bonuses Next Year

OMB and OPM remind agencies that the aggregrate spending cap on SES performance awards will increase 2.7 percent beginning in October.

Pay & Benefits

Air Force Will Offer Drone Pilots $35,000 Retention Bonuses

The service this fall will start offering $10,000 more than the current annual rate to those who agree to stay in their jobs for another five years.

Management

Fight Over Lucrative TRICARE Contracts Won’t Affect Beneficiaries, Defense Says

Three health insurance companies have filed bid protests over multi-billion dollar Defense health care contracts.

Management

Low Pay and Geography Contribute to Hiring Woes at Immigration Detention Facilities

Homeland Security has struggled for years to recruit and retain mental health providers for detainees, says watchdog.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Tells Agencies to Submit Annual Special Pay Rate Requests

Federal employees in certain hard-to-fill jobs can be paid more than regular General Schedule salaries.

Pay & Benefits

Fear of Losing Benefits

In a new survey, federal employees express concern about what the future might bring.

Pay & Benefits

Civilians in Iraq Receive Higher Premium Pay Through 2016

The latest OPM guidance on premium pay also applies to feds working on reconstruction and stabilization efforts in the country.

Pay & Benefits

New Leave Benefit for Eligible Disabled Vets Takes Effect in November

OPM publishes final rule on law giving up-front leave for medical appointments to vets with a 30 percent or more disability rating.