Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Grow for Second Month in a Row
All of the offerings in the federal retirement plan gained ground in April.
Management
Senators Unveil Massive Bill That Would Change How VA Manages Its Workforce
But it’s not clear whether the measure actually will make hiring and firing easier for the department.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Seeks to Boost Federal Employees' Use of Student Loan Repayment Benefit
Usage has ticked up in recent years, but White House wants agencies to improve communication to employees.
Pay & Benefits
Limits on Feds' Bonuses and Leave Included in Senate’s New Government Reform Package
Governmental affairs committee seeks to advance 15 bills through one vehicle.
Pay & Benefits
Why You Should Care About the Long Term
Weighing the costs of long term care – and the insurance that can help pay for it.
Management
Draft Legislation Would Revamp How VA Employees Are Hired, Fired and Paid
The proposals, which could be unveiled soon, would create a separate personnel and pay system for some senior executives – and make it easier to fire all employees.
Pay & Benefits
Problems Voting Overseas, Financial Management Help, Fair Pay Dustup and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Administrative Leave Overhaul
Lawmakers also pass bill to ensure employees who resign while under investigation don’t get away unscathed.
Management
TSP Officials Say They Might Need to Ask for More Money
The entity that oversees federal employees’ retirement plans already has obligated nearly 70 percent of its fiscal 2016 budget – mostly for cybersecurity needs.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Helping Combat-Wounded Vets Recoup Lost Severance Pay Advances
Defense has been improperly taxing the disability compensation of certain vets for more than two decades.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security: To Delay or Not to Delay?
Deciding when to claim a Social Security retirement benefit can get complicated.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push Obama to Follow Through on Easing Federal Hiring of Former Criminals
Congress loses faith in its own bill, asks White House to ensure agencies "ban the box."
Pay & Benefits
More Senior Executives Honored For Their Work in 2015
The number of top career officials receiving the nation’s highest award for civil service nearly doubled between 2014 and 2015.
Pay & Benefits
No One Really Understands How Vets’ Preference Works in Federal Hiring
The patchwork of laws governing the benefit confuses agencies, hiring managers and veterans, say witnesses at a House hearing.
Pay & Benefits
Contractor Sick Leave, Congress’ Self-Imposed Pay Freeze, Military Pay and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Poised To Deny Themselves a Pay Raise Again
The fiscal 2017 legislative branch spending bill would freeze rank-and-file members’ salaries at $174,000 -- where they have been since 2010.
Pay & Benefits
Here's How USPS Cut $10 Billion in Labor Costs Since 2006
IG says the agency is not using "sustainable strategies."
Pay & Benefits
Some TRICARE Enrollees Will Be Able to Receive Urgent Care Faster Starting in May
Military family members and retirees will benefit from a new pilot program that allows two urgent care visits per fiscal year without a referral.
Management
VA Opposes Bill That Would Allow Secretary to Recoup Employees’ Relocation Benefits
Department believes it already has sufficient authority to collect improper payments.
Pay & Benefits