Pay & Benefits

Making the Case

The administration wants to take the debate over federal pay reform mainstream.

Pay & Benefits

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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Fitter Feds

Government workers might soon have more incentives to stay in shape.

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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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Retirement Plans

Readers submit their questions about proposed changes to federal retirement rules.

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Performance Appraisal

The Obama administration is keeping an open mind regarding federal pay-for-performance systems.

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Pay Day

Federal employees have strong advocates in Congress and in the Obama administration for pay and benefits issues.