Management

EPA Watchdog Dings Itself For Not Always Vetting Job Applicants' Credentials

The inspector general office says it needs to require managers to verify the work history and references of potential hires.

Management

Wanted: More Docs and Nurses at VA

The department’s largest staffing shortages are in jobs it needs the most, according to watchdog.

Pay & Benefits

Neither CSRS nor FERS

There are lessons for all federal employees from those in an oft-overlooked system.

Management

Government’s Publisher Cuts Staff by 5 Percent Through Buyouts

The agency estimates it will save $7 million in fiscal 2015 from trimming workforce.

Pay & Benefits

Five Charts That Show the Pentagon's Shrinking Civilian Workforce

The percentage of Uncle Sam's civilians employed at the Defense Department is decreasing.

Pay & Benefits

Senior Executive Service Is Meant to Be Mobile, Lawmaker Says

Republican defends bill to reassign top career VA employees to new posts every five years.

Pay & Benefits

NTEU Troops Blitz Congress Seeking 3.8 Percent Pay Raise, End to Sequestration

Sen. Hirono tells legislative conference she backs the union’s agenda on pay and agency funding.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Budget Pushes Paid Parental Leave, Phased Retirement

The president's fiscal 2016 recommendations focus on more flexibility for the federal workforce.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Investments Have Lackluster January

All the lifecycle funds were in the red last month, along with the C and S funds.

Pay & Benefits

White House Seeks 1.3 Percent Pay Raise for Civilians, Troops

Boost would be the most generous in the past few years, but still small relative to most raises since the 1970s.

Pay & Benefits

Bill Targets Federal Employees' Bonuses – Yet Again

Senator wants to stop rewards for those who damage the integrity of the federal government.

Oversight

Senators Push Bill to Limit Number of VA Senior Execs Receiving Bonuses

The legislation, like its House counterpart, also would require the department's top career officials to switch jobs every five years.

Pay & Benefits

Is FERS Better? Readers Weigh In

Reaction to last week’s column on how the two federal retirement systems stack up.

Defense

Panel Expected to Call For Major Changes to Military Retirement and Health Benefits

Commission reportedly will recommend a new retirement system that would result in less generous pensions.