Pay & Benefits

FSA Perks

As open season approaches, the flexible spending account program may be worth a second look.

Pay & Benefits

A Fresh Start

SEC’s collaborative approach to rebuilding its failed pay-for-performance system might offer lessons for other agencies.

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Healthy Choices

A look at benefit changes for some of FEHB's most popular plans as premiums rise.

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TSP Tumult

Investors antsy to make more trades should remember that the federal employee retirement plan isn’t designed for that.

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Car-Free Feds

GSA encourages federal employees to dump their cars on Sept. 22.

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Helping Hand

Many federal employees benefit from job security in a struggling economy, but it doesn’t inoculate them against hard times.

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Long-Term Considerations

OPM warns of possible changes to the federal long-term care insurance program.

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Smarter Self-Assessments

How you write your annual performance appraisal could mean the difference between mediocre and exceptional ratings.

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Silent Treatment

The presidential candidates have been mum on the campaign trail about the future of the federal workforce.

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Inching Along

Federal pay and benefits issues haven’t been eclipsed completely by politics this election year.

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A Sick Leave Remedy

Employees in a newer retirement system could soon have an incentive to think twice before calling in sick.

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Life Investment

Participation in the TSP's newest fund offering has more than doubled since 2005.

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Time Is on TSP’s Side

Lawmakers should not rush discussions of a bill that would decrease congressional oversight of the federal employee retirement savings plan.

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Racing the Clock

With the upcoming elections, Congress has even less time than usual to approve the 2009 pay raise.

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Playing Catch Up

The federal government would do well to follow the private sector’s lead on benefits for same-sex partners.

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The Price of Public Service

There’s more to the federal pay reform debate than dollars and cents.

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Passing Through

Legislation related to federal employees’ pay and benefits is moving along at a fast clip in the House and Senate.

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Pay It Forward

Proponents of the National Security Personnel System hope to ensure it survives the presidential transition.

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Frankenstein's System

The federal pay structure is like a monster, with a torso drawn from the General Schedule and performance-based extremities tacked on.

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Home Sweet Home

House approves bill to expand telework opportunities across government.