Pay & Benefits
Limited Flexibility
Proposals to cap flexible spending accounts could gain traction in the health care debate.
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Paying Respects
Agencies are taking steps to make life easier for the survivors of civil servants.
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Help Wanted
KSAs might be obsolete, but Uncle Sam hasn’t come up with an alternative.
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Making the Case
The administration wants to take the debate over federal pay reform mainstream.
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Vegas Odds
Sin City could be a more affordable location for federal travelers than more buttoned-down destinations.
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Health Care Heartburn
As reformers eye FEHBP as a template for affordable coverage, some look to guard federal benefits.
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Student Aid
A government benefit that erases student loan debt for some public servants has a few catches.
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Pay Freezes Past
A look at previous administrations’ attempts to keep in check the salaries of top executive branch staffers.
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Federal Forgiveness
A law that eases the student loan burden on graduates pursuing public service has gone into effect.
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Pay Reform Pitfalls
Agencies struggle to get new personnel systems off the ground amid mixed results.
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Keeping Hope Alive
There’s a chance retirement benefits left out of the tobacco regulation bill will be resurrected later this year.
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COLA Calculations
Retirees got a nice cost-of-living bump in 2009, but they might not see another one for a few years.
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Account Management
FAQs on the benefits of accounts for TSP enrollees’ surviving spouses are answered.
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Nibbling at the Edges
Some agencies are finding ways to extend benefits to domestic partners, but governmentwide change will require congressional muscle.
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Short-Term Fixes
The Obama administration can get the ball rolling on personnel reforms, but it will need Congress to make lasting changes.
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Roth 411
Financial planners weigh the pros and cons of a Roth 401(k) option for federal employees.
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Bargaining Table
Unions will use every opportunity to push for extending collective bargaining rights to certain federal employees.
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TSP Makeover
Employee representatives support a Roth IRA option for enrollees, but are less enthused about potential mutual fund offerings.
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Intelligent Design
Federal agencies could learn from the intelligence community’s approach to employee benefits programs.
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