Pay & Benefits

With Cuts on the Table, Is It Time to Go?

It’s a good idea to have your ducks in row in case you decide to move up your retirement date.

Tech

Why Are So Many People Applying to Be Astronauts?

NASA received more than 18,300 applications for its newest class, three times more than its last round of hiring.

Pay & Benefits

Proposed Retirement Benefit Cuts Could Hurt TSP Contribution Levels

Employees would have less disposable income left for voluntary investments in their retirement, TSP official notes.

Pay & Benefits

Most TSP Funds Make Gains in May

Small- and midsize company portfolio was the only fund to lose ground last month.

Pay & Benefits

As Investigations Rock the Trump Administration, Government Employees Are Lawyering Up

"The atmosphere is ripe for retaliation" inside the federal government, says one DC lawyer.

Pay & Benefits

Interior Plans to Offer Buyouts, Early Retirements

Department's budget documents say additional actions could be taken if necessary.

Management

The 18 Independent Agencies Trump Wants to Eliminate

The president’s budget suggests entirely eliminating these bodies, from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the National Endowment for the Arts.