Pay & Benefits
The Fine Print on Feds’ Half Day Dec. 24, Gifts from Congress and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Spending Deal Keeps Feds, Troops on Track for 1.3 Percent Raise
A separate part of the agreement would nearly double the subsidy for transit-riding feds.
Pay & Benefits
The Biggest Health-Care Winners in the Omnibus Deal
The package includes funding for NIH and 9/11 responders, and delays the “Cadillac Tax” on pricey health plans.
Pay & Benefits
More Senior Executives Win Top Honors in 2015
Pentagon, NASA top list of Presidential Rank Award winners.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Increases SES Performance Award Spending Cap
Executive order aimed at streamlining hiring comes as OMB gives first customer service awards.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Likely to Receive First Mass Transit Benefit Boost in Two Years
Expected provision in tax package would nearly double subsidy for public transportation riders.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Board Starts to Tackle Military Retirement Reform
Agency that runs the government’s 401(k)-style benefit ramps up to auto-enroll new troops beginning in 2018.
Defense
Ladies, Join the Military For Equal Pay
The corporate world could learn a few lessons from the US military.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Gives Feds Half-Day Off on Christmas Eve
Half day keeps with tradition when Christmas falls on a Friday.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Signs Bill Pushing Back Shutdown Deadline 5 Days
The continuing resolution gives lawmakers some time to finalize omnibus spending bill.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Move to Protect Feds In Case of Shutdown
Virginia representatives prep legislation to ensure back pay for furloughed workers if government closes.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Likely to Speak to Senior Executives on Dec. 15
President also expected to sign executive order on SES reforms.
Management
Why Do So Many Government Incentive Awards Programs Fail?
Cash bonuses can do more harm than good.
Pay & Benefits
Getting the Best Health Plan Deal: An Experiment
What happened to five people who changed their coverage in 2015.
Defense
Shipyard Senators Want Pentagon Travel Cuts Repealed
Bipartisan effort urges appropriators to reverse year-old cuts to long-term travel per diems for service members and Defense civilians.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Union Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Group says Clinton would fight for pay raises and better benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Talks to Avoid a Shutdown Will Drag on Another Week
Congress will approve another short-term spending bill to give negotiators on omnibus and tax packages more time.
Management
VA Deputy Says Administrative Leave For Employees Will Be Exception, Not Rule
Sloan Gibson on Wednesday also defended before a House panel his decision not to fire two senior executives.
Pay & Benefits
How a Shutdown Could Hit Your Wallet
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits