Pay & Benefits
Trump’s White House Staff Is Smaller and Better Paid Than Obama’s
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is the top earner at $203,000 a year.
Pay & Benefits
All TSP Funds Rebound in June
After a lackluster May in which most offerings lost value, every fund in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program grew last month.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Shutdown Back Pay for Contractors, Trump Signs Law Expanding Vet Disability Benefits
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Federal Staffing Problems Are Inextricably Linked to Pay Problems
When workforce issues impede an agency’s service to the public, it’s more than a line in the budget.
Pay & Benefits
After Dramatic Workforce Reductions, Postal Service Sees Spike in Overtime Hours
Faulty scheduling and fewer employees led to overtime uptick, IG says, in spite of mail volume decline.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Suing OPM Score Win in Lawsuit Over Data Hacks
Appeals court overrules district-level finding, says federal employee unions have standing to sue.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Outlines Time Frame for Lifecycle Fund Changes, Internal Improvements
By the end of next year, the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program will offer lifecycle funds in five-year increments.
Pay & Benefits
More than Half of D.C.-Area Feds Say Agencies Aren’t Supportive of Telework Amid Metro Closures
Majority of respondents to a GovExec.com/Government Business Council survey report that the temporary shutdown of six Metrorail stations would have at least a moderate impact on their ability to do their jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Contractor Back Pay Bill Advances, Administration Seeks Dismissal of Shutdown Compensation Lawsuit and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Appeals Court: ICE Did Not Have to Bargain Over Pay Changes
A three-judge panel found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was within its rights to reduce overtime pay for employees because the change complied with a governmentwide rule.
Pay & Benefits
House Pushes Forward on Spending Packages That Would Boost Hiring, Block Trump-Backed Reforms
Lawmakers are still negotiating with the White House on overall spending caps.
Pay & Benefits
Final Merit Board Nominee Promises to Protect Civil Service as Agency Looks to Regain Teeth
House panel moves to protect whistleblowers in the interim as central board still has no confirmed members.
Pay & Benefits
Don’t Let Your Mind Get In the Way of Smart Decisions
This tool can help you learn more about yourself so that you can make better financial choices.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Advances Bills to Protect Feds’ Insurance During Shutdowns
Legislation would ensure that workers can adjust health benefits following significant life events and prevent their dental, vision and long-term care coverage from lapsing.
Pay & Benefits
Civilian Pay Raise Advances, TSP Prepares More Changes
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Approves 3.1% Pay Raise for Feds in 2020
The bill advanced by the House Appropriations Committee to the House floor Tuesday also would increase funding for a number of civilian agencies.
Pay & Benefits
VA Faces Multi-Faceted Challenges to Its Attempts at Firing and Accountability Reform
The department can no longer publicly post its disciplinary data.
Pay & Benefits
Disputes Over Pay, Layoffs Create Impasse Between USPS and 200K Employees
Union and agency will head to interest arbitration.
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