Management
OPM Touts Upgrades to Federal Jobs Site
USAJOBS has had several makeovers in its 20 years.
Pay & Benefits
Treasury, Union Reach Accord on Review Process That Will Likely Lead to Pay Cuts
Agreement comes after union files Unfair Labor Practice against the agency.
Pay & Benefits
Use the Magic Words to Get What You Want
When seeking retirement information, make sure you're precise in how you phrase your question.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay Raise Battle, TSP News, Help for Flood Victims and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can Donate Leave to Louisiana Flood Victims
President Obama has directed OPM to establish an emergency leave transfer program so federal employees can help colleagues affected by the disaster.
Pay & Benefits
Higher Ed Bargains For Feds, In One Chart
Compare 2016-2017 tuition, programs, and admission requirements at six schools offering federal employees discounts on education.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Accepts Most of Panel’s VA Health Reform Proposals, but Rejects Core Changes
Administration says its own plan to integrate with private sector is preferable.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Eases Rules for Hardship Withdrawals for Victims of Louisiana Floods
Storm victims will not be subject to a requirement that they suspend their retirement contributions for six months after making a withdrawal.
Pay & Benefits
Fighting to Protect Your Benefits
A report from the biennial meeting of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Has a Lazy August
Most of the funds were in the black, but their gains were small.
Pay & Benefits
An End to Pay Raise Suspense, Life and Health Insurance Open Seasons, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds 1.6 Percent Pay Raise in 2017
Figure includes a 1 percent base boost, and a 0.6 percent locality pay bump.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Proposal Could Change Health Care Coverage For Some Employees
Draft rule would allow agencies to require some workers to keep paying their FEHBP premiums when they are on leave without pay.
Pay & Benefits
TSA Union Says Heavy-Handed Leadership Is Making Employees’ Low Morale Worse
Agency is taking too many issues off the negotiating table, union says.
Pay & Benefits
You Took Our Hatch Act Quiz and Did Pretty Well, But...
That's not good enough to stay out of trouble.
Pay & Benefits
7 Questions to Answer Before Buying Life Insurance
Take advantage of next month’s rare open enrollment period to adjust your FEGLI coverage.
Pay & Benefits
Anger Mounts Over Long Term Care Premium Spike
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Can Indefinitely Suspend Indicted Feds, Board Rules
MSPB says an indictment is sufficient cause to believe an employee may go to prison.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Wants Agencies To Review Their Telework Data
Data collection and reporting on telework remain a "challenge" for agencies, says OPM.
Pay & Benefits