Oversight
Ill Nuclear Workers’ Benefits Petitions Have to Be Reviewed Within 6 Months. Some Have Languished About a Decade.
A petition filed by a Los Alamos worker has been in limbo for 10 years. At the Savannah River Site, a petition has lingered for 11 years. At Sandia National Laboratories, workers have been waiting seven years for a final decision.
Pay & Benefits
The Secrets to a Financially Secure Retirement
Observations about those who have succeeded in the planning process.
Management
Report: Trump Draws Red Line Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
A demand for $5 billion in border wall funding could complicate efforts to provide a pay raise for federal workers in 2019.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Have a Good Chance of Getting Christmas Eve Off This Year
Presidents have historically granted feds a vacation day on Dec. 24 to make a four-day weekend in years when Christmas falls on a Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Tips on Picking the Best Health Plan During Open Season
A nonprofit offers advice as Dec. 10 deadline for making FEHBP changes draws nearer.
Pay & Benefits
MSPB Likely to Remain Powerless as Senate Panel Fails to Advance Trump's Nominees
Federal employee appeals board has been without a quorum for nearly two years.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Unveils Plans for Expanding Withdrawal Options
Officials plan to implement the 2017 TSP Modernization Act by September.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to Rebid Identity Theft Protection Contract Affecting Millions of Hack Victims
The current contract, which cost the government $340 million over three years, is set to expire Dec. 31.
News
Trump’s Estimate of Joint Chiefs Chairman’s Pay Was Only Off By $4.8 Million
President says the country’s top military officer should get a raise.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Proposes Parity for Federal Pension COLAs
A bill introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., would calculate cost of living adjustments equally for both CSRS and FERS retirees.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Pay Raise Rests in the Balance as Parties Float Riders to Spending Package
With eight legislative days left before a shutdown deadline, Trump and Democrats seek additions to must-pass legislation.
Pay & Benefits
A Plea for Tax Help for Relocating Feds, Locality Pay on Track for 2019
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Grants Greater Flexibility With Senior Executive Personnel Appraisal Systems
Officials, senior executives group tout the changes as a move toward results-oriented compliance.
Pay & Benefits
Cutting Through the Open Season Jargon
Understanding key terms in the federal health insurance world.
Pay & Benefits
What You Need to Know About the Public Service Loan Program
A higher education professor explains the complex rules behind Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program meant to provide debt relief to student loan borrowers who went into public service jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Salary Council Revives Fight Over Federal Employee Pay Comparability
Advisory group debates changes to pay disparity methodology.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Salary Council Recommends Locality Pay for Des Moines, Other Areas
Counties in California, Minnesota also could be added to existing locality pay areas in 2020.
Pay & Benefits
Cost of Living Adjustments for Military Retirees, the Blended Retirement Deadline Looms and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
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