Pay & Benefits
Reverse Pay Parity
Military advocates could find themselves in the unusual position of having to argue that soldiers deserve as high a raise as civilian federal employees.
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Pandemic Preparations
OPM reminds agencies of personnel flexibilities available to them if an outbreak hits.
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Do It Yourself
Some federal employees have taken it upon themselves to jump-start inventive new benefits.
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Coveted Benefits
Congressional candidates campaign to make the health benefits enjoyed by federal employees available to the public.
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Scarce Payback
Federal employee student loan repayments are growing, but remain a relatively rare benefit.
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Pay Gap: The Rebuttal
Federal employees and their advocates respond to claim that civil servants are overcompensated.
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Pay Gap: A Different Take
A libertarian think tank argues that federal pay is actually higher than private sector.
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Taxing Duty
Legislation would grant civilian employees in war zones the tax-free status of their military counterparts.
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To Market, to Market
How will market-sensitive locality payments work under the new personnel systems?
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Parenting Time
Lawmakers are renewing efforts to grant federal employees six weeks of paid parental leave.
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House panel backs 2.7 percent military pay raise
Action likely to set off a battle to provide a similar increase for civilian federal employees; President Bush has proposed 2.2 percent.
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Now or Later
Adding a Roth 401(k) option to the Thrift Savings Plan would enable participants to pay taxes upfront, but this choice comes at a cost.
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Leftover Leave
Former federal employees are finally on track to receive proper compensation for unused annual leave.
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Faking It
A coalition of managers’ groups wants to end sick leave abuse by compensating workers for unused days.
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Pay to Stay
Agencies have the authority to grant retention bonuses to keep peak performers from leaving.
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No Need for Part D
OPM says most federal retirees don't need to sign up for new Medicare prescription drug coverage.
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Long-Term Leaders
Lawmakers are intrigued by government’s success in convincing federal employees to sign up for long-term care insurance.
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OPM director pushes part-time work in lieu of retirement
Linda Springer says OPM is devising policy changes to ease transition to part-time.
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Less Is More
The Employee Thrift Advisory Council passed a resolution this week opposing the addition of a real estate investment option to the TSP.
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Pay with Plastic
Some federal employees with flexible spending accounts will be able to use specially issued debit cards to pay for health care.
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