Pay & Benefits

Agencies Paid Hundreds of Employees to Not Work for at Least One Year

Agencies use administrative leave largely to pay employees facing disciplinary action, report finds.

Pay & Benefits

Public-Private Sector Pay Gap Remains at 35 Percent

Federal Salary Council report says feds now earn on average 35.2 percent less than their peers, a disparity that’s down 0.2 percent from 2013.

Pay & Benefits

The Most Important Retirement Decision

Hint: It involves thinking about what happens after your death.

Pay & Benefits

Some Defense Travelers Will Have Their Per Diem Rates Cut

To save money, the department is reducing the amount employees on extended travel can spend on food and lodging.

Management

Defense Civilians Are Losing Faith in Senior Management

Employees view their immediate supervisors much more positively, latest survey shows.

Oversight

Federal Employees Could Still Receive a Transit Benefit Boost This Year

IRS, lawmaker renew call for tax package that includes retroactively doubling mass transit benefit.

Pay & Benefits

Which Agencies Log the Most Hours of ‘Official Time’ Spent on Union Business?

VA tops the list for total hours, but doesn’t make the top 10 for hours spent per bargaining unit employee.

Pay & Benefits

Making the Most of Your Money After You Retire

It pays to think ahead about how you will draw down your assets.

Pay & Benefits

Self-Mandated Pay Raise for Federal Judges Will Cost $1B

Bump stems from court rulings calling congressionally instituted pay freezes unconstitutional.

Pay & Benefits

The Time Feds Spend on Union Biz Inches Up

Federal employees spent 3.43 million hours on “official time” in fiscal 2012, according to the latest report.

Management

200K Federal Contractors Are About to Get a Pay Raise

Labor Department issues final rules to implement the $10.10 minimum wage for contractors.

Pay & Benefits

Become a TSP Wizard

Online tools can help guide you to get what you want from your account.

Pay & Benefits

How to Avoid Costly Mistakes Filling Out Your TSP Forms

The retirement savings plan’s board offers some common-sense advice for successfully withdrawing or transferring retirement funds.