Pay & Benefits
House GOP plan to curb fed pay and benefits would come at a cost, experts say
Morale, recruitment and retention are likely to take a hit, and there are better ways to save money.
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OPM’s retirement backlog just hit its lowest level since 2017
The federal government’s HR agency’s efforts to modernize the retirement process have been buoyed by increased investment and renewed focus on customer service.
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OPM reminds agencies of workplace flexibilities following disasters
A memo highlighting telework, paid leave and other benefits available to feds impacted by disasters corresponds with the beginning of hurricane season and a recent typhoon in the Pacific Ocean.
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4 things to do to get ready for your first year of retirement
Be strategic and be prepared.
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TSP funds bounce back following debt limit uncertainty
Only one of the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan’s portfolios finished June in the red.
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Saving for retirement in your TSP with a federal annuity: How much is enough?
Planning for retirement with a federal pension is different from planning for retirement without one.
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Tips for juggling different retirement systems
Did you know there’s a separate retirement system for employees on military bases in self-funding "morale, welfare and recreation" operations?
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Extra pay raises are coming to nearly 33,000 feds next year, thanks to new locality pay rules
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed regulations to create four new locality pay areas, along with a comprehensive map update adding dozens of jurisdictions to existing pay regions.
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Dead Letter Box: A union advocate’s plea for more reliable notifications to fed retirees
News updates and stories you may have missed.
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Most feds will have a few extra hours of paid leave this year, thanks to a calendar quirk
The Office of Personnel Management on Monday warned that many federal workers should plan to take slightly more time off to avoid forfeiting “use it or lose it” annual leave hours.
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Odds for a 5.2% pay raise for feds in 2024 improve with release of the Senate defense policy bill
The Senate version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act includes an average 5.2% pay raise for both military service members and civilian Pentagon employees.
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Draft spending bill cuts telework and bans transgender care for feds, but preserves 5.2% pay raise plan
A House subcommittee's fiscal 2024 spending bill does nothing to override the president’s planned average pay increase for federal workers next year, but it is riddled with policy riders.
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How Social Security became less generous
And why the trend might continue in the years ahead.
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The GOP wants to bring back pay for performance, but a leading expert says it’ll never work
Past pay-for-performance efforts have done “double duty as a kind of way to diminish the unions, go after the rank and file, and that was clear,” a researcher says.
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Implement locality pay changes quickly, salary council urges OPM
The annual list of recommendations, made in February but made public this month, did not alter the map of locality pay areas, but reiterated the importance of proposals already tentatively approved by the Biden administration.
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Conservatives: End Annual Across-the-Board Pay Raises for Feds and Cut Benefits
The Republican Study Committee’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal would favor targeted “merit-based” pay increases and drastically reduce federal employees’ retirement and health care benefits.
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Only You Can Ensure a Comfortable Retirement
Saving and investing over the long haul is key.
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Even The Best Federal Health Benefits Won’t Protect You From The Wildfire Smoke
Great insurance and benefits only helps you to manage potentially terrible consequences. Better to prevent.
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A 4-Step Guide to Solving the Medicare-FEHB Puzzle
Piecing together the best solution for you.
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The 'Pay Cliff' That Could Cripple the Federal Government's Firefighting Workforce
A federal employee union said Wednesday that without a permanent boost to federal wildland firefighters’ pay and benefits, agencies will see a “mass exodus.”
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