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Federal IT Reform Could Mean Bonuses for Procurement Staff

House-approved FITARA includes "monetary incentives" that aren’t in the Senate bill.

Management

Top Senior Execs to Be Honored Next Week, But Not With Bonuses

Group will host a State Department reception for 2013 presidential rank award finalists.

Management

The 10 Best and Worst States for Military Retirees

Wyoming is the best place for military personnel to retire, while California is the worst, according to one survey.

Management

Senators Propose 3.3 Percent Pay Raise for Federal Employees

Bill mirrors House proposal; would far exceed President Obama’s proposed 1 percent pay hike.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Readiness: How Do You Stack Up?

The early results of our federal employee Retirement Readiness Assessment are in.

Management

Senate Panel Advances More Legislation Targeting VA Executives

Spending bill includes provisions banning bonuses and making it easier to fire managers.

Management

House OKs 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops, Officer Pay Freeze

Defense authorization bill also includes provisions making it easier to re-employ retirees, and limiting furloughs of working capital fund employees.

Management

The 10 Public Housing Authority Officials Paid the Most from Federal Coffers

Some top PHA officials earned more than the cap of $155,500 last year in federally-funded salary and bonus because of a loophole in the law.

Management

Some Public Housing Authorities Exploit Pay Cap Through Bonuses

Data shows all PHAs complied with $155,500 federally-funded salary cap in 2013, but some doled out more in bonuses through law’s loophole.

Pay & Benefits

Would a TSP-for-All Constitute Government Overreach?

Policy experts have mixed views on a proposal to offer feds’ retirement savings plan to the masses.

Defense

House Will Vote This Week on 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise

The fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill gives tacit approval to the raise that will automatically take place under the law; President Obama has recommended a 1 percent boost.

Pay & Benefits

House to Vote on Firing VA Senior Execs

A bill that would enhance the department secretary’s authority to sack poor performers at scandal-plagued VA hits the floor Wednesday.