Pay & Benefits
New House Speaker Has a History of Targeting Federal Pay, Benefits and Jobs
Paul Ryan's promotion could be a bad sign of things to come for feds.
Pay & Benefits
How Divorce or a Job Change Could Derail Your Financial Plan
Things to consider long before you set your retirement date.
Pay & Benefits
Some Feds Could Soon Be Automatically Enrolled in New Health Plans
New rule would involuntarily enroll FEHBP participants whose plans are terminated in the cheapest remaining option.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Contribution Caps, Locality Pay, No Budget Pain For Feds, And More
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Administration Finalizes Plan to Give 108K Feds a Big Raise in 2016
Size of locality pay bumps will vary by region, OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
Budget Deal Spares Feds’ Pay and Benefits
The two-year agreement raises the debt limit and provides some relief from sequestration without a sacrifice from federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Board Mulls Major Changes to L Funds
Lifecycle Funds could see more aggressive allocations in the future.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Has Unlawfully Let the Same Contractor Manage Feds' Health Savings Accounts for 12 Years
The contract should be opened up to competition immediately, auditor says.
Management
Government Won’t Shut Down Again, Says Lawmaker
Maryland senator tells federal employees Congress will come up with a budget deal before December deadline.
Oversight
The White House and Congressional Republicans Are Nearing a Budget Deal to Avoid Shutdown
Boehner is eager to get an agreement on spending and the debt ceiling before he leaves office.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Would Pay More Toward Pensions Under Proposal
Bill that would ease pain of sequestration also would require many federal employees to contribute 4.4 percent of pay to retirement benefits.
Pay & Benefits
DEA Paid Bonuses to Employees With Records of Sexual Harassment, Other Misconduct
Justice watchdog details $5,000 awarded to official reprimanded for yelling, porn-watching.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Should Pay More to Get Feds to Work in Undesirable Locations, Lawmakers Say
Administration officials agreed agencies are underutilizing incentive-based tools.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season Trick or Treat
It’s time to take a close look at your healthcare expenses for 2015 and consider ways to lower them in 2016.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Vetoes Bill Affecting Troop Pay and Benefits
The legislation includes a 1.3 percent pay raise in 2016 for service members and changes to the military retirement system.
Pay & Benefits
Last-Ditch Effort for a COLA Increase, a Spending Hike for a Popular Perk and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
VA Senior Execs Subpoenaed To Testify Over Pay Raises, Relocation Benefits
Watchdog concluded department officials inappropriately used authorities to get around pay freeze.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Wants More Details on 88 Feds Paid to Sit Home for More Than a Year
Homeland Security Department hasn’t provided adequate answers on its use of paid administrative leave, Grassley says.
Management
Presidential Hopeful Says It Should Be Easier to Fire All Feds
Senate Democrats block Republican Marco Rubio's VA firing bill for now, but it's not going anywhere.
Pay & Benefits
Government Doled Out More Money in 2014 to Help Feds Repay Student Loans
Defense, Justice, and State are among agencies that use the benefit the most.
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