Pay & Benefits

In Transit

Defense responds -- sort of -- to pay concerns.

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Forever Young

Lawmakers seek to expedite a provision allowing kids to stay on their parents’ health insurance longer.

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TRICARE Triage

The Pentagon is looking for ways to nurse its insurance program back to better financial health, but one proposal already has critics.

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The Pay Game

When it comes to the annual raise, lawmakers should be subject to the same open process as feds.

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Hiring Hispanics for Higher-Paying Jobs

There’s some good news in the latest OPM report on Hispanics in government.

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After NSPS

For many returning to the General Schedule, questions linger about where they will land in their old pay system.

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Routine Flexibility

The prospect of eliminating the traditional office altogether could make telework customary.

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Child Coverage

As health insurance changes take effect, many employees look to keep young adults on their family plans.

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Healthy Exchange

We answer your frequently asked questions about health care reform.

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Health and Wealth

A Republican pushes his version of government-run health care; some feds could receive larger annuity payments.

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Beating the Backlog Blues

Agencies that address federal workplace complaints try to stay on top of their caseloads.

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Furlough Facts

How do furloughs affect federal employees’ benefits?

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Life or Death

The government provides a range of benefits to families of federal employees who die on the job.

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Bonus Belt-Tightening

As the Obama administration looks for ways to cut costs, recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses come under more scrutiny.

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Drug War

Snowpocalypse postpones debate over how much federal employees are paying for prescription drugs.

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Waging Battle

A proposal in the president’s 2011 budget sparks new debate on age caps for federal employees who receive workers’ comp.

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Personnel Change

What will replace the Pentagon’s pay-for-performance system?

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Tax Trap

Changes to the federal withholding formula could mean unpleasant surprises when it comes time to file income tax returns.

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Recovery and Raises

Even if the economy improves, that doesn’t necessarily mean the average federal pay increase will go up.

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Healing Touch

Policy act provision makes it easier for employees to spend time caring for loved ones injured during military service.