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

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

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

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

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.