Pay & Benefits
Sorry, These Retirement Rumors Just Aren’t True
If it sounds too good to be true—well, you know the rest.
Pay & Benefits
Feds to Receive Administrative Leave for Vaccinations
New guidance from the White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force simplifies the process for federal employees to receive leave to get themselves or family members vaccinated.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Adopts Slight Budget Decrease for Fiscal 2022
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
What Still Needs to Happen for Feds to Get a Pay Raise Next Year
President Biden has until the end of this month to formally announce his plan to give federal workers an average 2.7% pay raise in 2022.
Management
The Federal Pay Equity Quandary
Rebuilding the workforce will require a pay system that is seen as fair to highly qualified men and women. It also has to enable agencies to compete for talent.
Pay & Benefits
When It’s Time to Retire, Be Ready for Things to Go Wrong
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst when you file your retirement papers.
Pay & Benefits
Another Vaccination Incentive for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Firefighters to See Pay Increase Next Week
The pay raise, intended to ensure firefighters receive at least $15 per hour, was promised by President Biden earlier this year and will be retroactive to June 30.
Pay & Benefits
GSA Announces Fiscal 2022 Travel Per Diem Rates
The per diem for lodging will remain at fiscal 2021 levels next year, due to the downturn in hotel prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pay & Benefits
Why Does it Take So Long to Get Your Benefits?
It’s a paper-intensive process, and mistakes can cause delays.
Pay & Benefits
Groups Push for End to Justice Dept. Pay Gap, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Prosecutors Call on Justice Dept. to Close Pay Gap With Other Lawyers
An employee association said assistant U.S. attorneys make as much as $40,000 less than other attorneys at the Justice Department, a gap that hinders the corps’ diversity goals.
Pay & Benefits
Employee Group Calls on OPM to Ban Salary History from Hiring
An employee organization focused on gender equity at the Justice Department said the federal government should stop asking job applicants for their salary history, a practice that contributes to pay disparity across gender and race.
Pay & Benefits
Making Sense of Medicare Advantage
Should you be among the growing number of retirees who are opting for these plans over traditional Medicare?
Pay & Benefits
Treasury Suspends Investments Into TSP's G Fund, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Show Modest Gains in July
Only one of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program lost value last month.
Pay & Benefits
How Matching Pays Off in the TSP
A guaranteed way to increase your Thrift Savings Plan balance.
Pay & Benefits
How ‘Degree Discrimination’ Can Affect Feds’ Pay
As long as the majority of federal positions require degrees, opening up opportunities to pursue higher education will be key to creating a more diverse workforce.
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