Pay & Benefits

Obama Has Until Aug. 31 to Offer Alternate Pay Raise Plan

Feds likely will receive a 1.6 percent pay increase in fiscal 2017, unless Congress intervenes.

Pay & Benefits

Virginia Lawmakers Demand Answers on Long-Term Care Insurance Price Spike

Federal enrollees who do not change their coverage would end up paying $111 more per month on average for the insurance.

Pay & Benefits

OPM to Agencies: Let Feds Telework to Avoid Heat

Federal employees can also adjust their daily schedules to avoid high temperatures.

Pay & Benefits

Is Phased Retirement For You?

Assessing the option of gradually easing into post-government life.

Pay & Benefits

TRICARE Bill Would Decrease Government Revenue By $97 Million Over Next Decade

CBO estimates legislation allowing vets to opt in and out of military health care system to take advantage of health savings accounts would affect tax revenue.

Management

Defense Secretary Warns of ‘Widespread Negative Consequences’ If Senior Executive Corps is Cut

Ash Carter sent a letter to Capitol Hill objecting to several provisions in the NDAA, including one calling for a 25 percent SES reduction by 2019.

Pay & Benefits

Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Will Increase An Average of 83 Percent on Nov. 1

Most enrollees will see their rates spike unless they make changes to their coverage by Sept. 30.

Pay & Benefits

Are Federal Pay and Benefits Too Generous?

A conservative Washington think tank claims they are in a new set of proposed personnel reforms.

Management

Former Presidential Candidate Tries Again To Remove Bad VA Employees

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced another accountability bill that aims to make it easier to fire all department workers.

Pay & Benefits

Bill Would Allow Special Pay, Bonuses for Hard-to-Fill Federal Jobs

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. introduces measure to provide new flexibilities to attract workers to remote locations.

Management

House: No Bonuses For DHS Officials Who Can’t Take Care of Government Cars

The chamber passed a bill tying performance awards to stronger oversight of department’s vehicle fleets.

Pay & Benefits

Outlook for 2017 COLA Will Get a Bit Clearer Later This Week

The next data point comes out on Friday, but it’s too soon to tell if retirees will receive a modest boost, or no COLA, next year.