Pay & Benefits
IG: A Fed with Fake Diplomas Worked at Interior for Five Years
The technology officer eventually resigned from the department — and then he moved to work at the Census Bureau.
Pay & Benefits
Cuts to TSP, a Deeper Look at Low Morale and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Your Data Is Compromised. (Yes, Yours.) What Now?
"Everybody's data is at risk and vulnerable, and has probably been compromised multiple times, if they're an adult," says data breach expert.
Oversight
New OPM Chief Calls Anxious Lawmakers to Share Her ‘Enthusiasm’ for Fixing Agency
Members of Congress press new OPM leadership for appropriate protections for hack victims.
Pay & Benefits
How Much Damage Can Hackers Do With a Million Fingerprints From the OPM Data Breach?
The pilfering of 1.1 million fingerprints is “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” one former NSA official said.
Pay & Benefits
Feds’ Pay Raise Takes Unexpected Diversion
Legislation allowing the pay boost to advance gets caught up in political battle.
Pay & Benefits
How Scott Walker Could Bust Federal Employee Unions and Cut Feds’ Pay
The governor has risen to fame on the backs of public-sector workers.
Management
Obama Administration Plugs Retirement Savings Programs
The Labor Department will allow states to create their own retirement savings plans.
Pay & Benefits
The 2016 COLA for Retirees is Zero Right Now
June’s number comes out on Friday, but we won’t know until October whether there’s an increase next year.
Pay & Benefits
Many Questions Remain About the Services That Will Be Provided to Hack Victims
White House doesn't rule out lifetime credit monitoring for feds.
Pay & Benefits
Katherine Archuleta Steps Down From OPM
Hill support eroded after announcement of data breach.
Management
OPM Doesn't Know Who It Will Hire to Protect the 21.5 Million Individuals Affected by Hack
The agency said it would notify 21.5 million people and offer at least three years of free identity-protection services, but has not found a contractor that will do so on its behalf.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to Pitch Free Credit and Identity Theft Monitoring for All Feds, Hacked or Not
The agency will work with stakeholders to develop the proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Where's Phased Retirement?
Agencies have largely ignored the three-year-old tool that is supposed to help them better manage their workforce needs.
Pay & Benefits
Don’t Rush to Withdraw Your Retirement Savings
Certain federal employees who retire early can now access their TSP funds without a tax penalty. But should they?
Pay & Benefits
Big Changes in Overtime Pay, Maternity Leave and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Obama Tells Troops They Won’t Miss a Paycheck
Veto threats, political rhetoric, and government shutdown talk have ratcheted up fear over whether troops will get paid on time.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Drops, But It’s Still Higher Than Expected
There are nearly 3,000 more claims in the queue than the agency hoped to have at the end of June.
Tech
Timeline: Government Data Breaches
Since April 2013, six hacks targeted OPM and its contractors.
Pay & Benefits
The Navy is Tripling Its Paid Maternity Leave
The service is going to grant the most generous maternity leave policy of any of the armed forces.
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