Pay & Benefits
It’s Time to Consider Privatizing the Thrift Savings Plan
Index fund investing has become a commoditized business, and the private sector can perform the service just as well or better than the government.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Revive Bipartisan Push for Maximum Telework at Agencies
The Pandemic Federal Telework Act would require agencies to allow all telework-eligible employees to work remotely for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Outlines Process for Restoring Leave After COVID
Regulations allowing some to carry over more than 30 days of annual leave into next year will also apply to future emergencies, Office of Personnel Management said.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Regulations for Feds’ Paid Parental Leave
Beginning Oct. 1, federal workers will be entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid leave in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
Pay & Benefits
Read This Before You Tap Your TSP to Pay Off Your House
You have a mortgage, but you also have enough money to pay it off. Should you?
Pay & Benefits
How Your Benefits Have Changed Recently
To address the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has loosened restrictions on several federal employee benefits programs.
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Senators Push for Continued Telework, Contractor Leave in COVID-19 Relief Talks
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Posts Gains as New Funds Come Online
The stock market gave a warm welcome to the new lifecycle funds, now available in five-year increments.
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5 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Right Now
Federal employees need to be financially ready in case they’re affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pay & Benefits
Feds' Chances For a Bigger 2021 Pay Raise Wane, and a Renewed Push for Coronavirus Hazard Pay
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Officials Provide Update on CARES Act, New Lifecycle Funds
In just 16 days, more than 13,000 Thrift Savings Plan participants have taken advantage of a temporarily available withdrawal option offered as part of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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5 Not-So-Fun Facts About Federal Retirement
A word to the wise about survivor benefits, taxes, insurance and more.
Pay & Benefits
A Push to Get Feds More Help During the Coronavirus Pandemic
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Pay is Way Off Track
The General Schedule system is unresponsive to labor market dynamics and agency staffing needs.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Threatens Veto of Defense Policy Bill Over Base Names, Other Issues
The White House issued a formal veto threat of the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act just hours before lawmakers voted on the must-pass legislation.
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OPM Moves to Implement Protections for Feds During Shutdowns
The 2020 Defense policy act included provisions ensuring federal workers would be able to change their insurance coverage due to a significant life event during a lapse in appropriations and protecting them from gaps in supplemental health care plans.
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Burning Benefits Questions
A summertime Q&A featuring hot issues involving federal retirement benefits.
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OPM Implements New Locality Pay Area, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Looking to Cut Costs, New USPS Leader Takes Aim at Overtime and Late Trips
Postal Service acknowledges some mail delays are likely, but says ultimately the system will be more efficient.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Cancels Presidential Rank Awards, Citing Efforts to 'Reopen' Economy
The Trump administration in March had suspended nominations for this year’s iteration of the awards, which recognize federal executives’ contributions to public service.
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