Pay & Benefits
New OPM Chief Takes First Action in Implementing Part of Largely Overturned Workforce EOs
Memo comes just days after White House ousted OPM director in favor of one of its own top officials.
Pay & Benefits
Administration to Review Government ‘Competitiveness’ on Compensation
The White House declined to release details on how officials will formulate its comparison between federal and private sector jobs.
Management
Executives Association Wants to Fill in the Gaps in Federal Training and Development
Group hopes that efforts to boost professional development for agency leaders will eventually be adopted by agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Separating fact from fiction in the federal retirement world.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans Claim Deal on Federal Pay Raise, But Democrats Object to Terms
The preliminary agreement for a 1.9 percent pay boost runs counter to President Trump's recommendation for a pay freeze and faces Democratic opposition over other policy provisions.
Pay & Benefits
A Snag in Loan Forgiveness for Feds, Census as a Second Job and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Set to Run Out of Postal Retiree Health Care Funding in 12 Years
Options could include cutting benefits or increasing retirees’ share of premiums, GAO says.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Stagnates in September
The retirement savings program’s fixed income bonds and small business fund both lost ground last month.
Pay & Benefits
3 Things To Do This Open Season
A checklist for considering your health coverage options.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Advances Bill Ensuring Overtime Pay for Secret Service Through 2020
Lawmakers say legislation would preserve recent progress in recruiting agents.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Send Shutdown-Averting Spending Bill to Trump's Desk
The president has signaled he will sign it despite earlier criticism.
Pay & Benefits
From Fire Rescues to Preventing Crime, Letter Carriers Recognized for Heroic Actions
Ten mailmen and women earn awards for life-saving courage displayed on the job.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Raise in Limbo, Charitable Giving Campaign Launches, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Announces Lowest Federal Employee Health Care Premium Increase in Two Decades
Cost for FEHBP enrollees will increase by an average of 1.5 percent next year, significantly slower than previous years.
Management
Lawmaker: It Should Be Easier to Privatize Airport Screening
A bill would include TSA screeners’ pay and benefits in cost comparisons with potential contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Contract Expires for 200K Postal Workers, Negotiations Extended a Month
APWU says it will not agree to any more pay freezes or new tiers of lower-paid employees.
Pay & Benefits
Best Dates to Retire 2019
Your annual guide to picking a day to leave that maximizes your benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Changes to the TSP, the Latest on a Pay Raise, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to Increase Stock Holdings Across Lifecycle Funds
The transition to a higher proportion of equities will occur over a 15-year period.
Pay & Benefits
GOP Overseers Investigate Trump's Use of the Secret Service
Agency asks lawmakers to raise the cap on overtime pay for agents again, but oversight chairmen want more information first.
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