Pay & Benefits

Private Pay

A survey reveals salary figures for your contractor counterparts.

Pay & Benefits

Smart Giving

A new tool offers federal employees detailed financial information about Combined Federal Campaign charities.

Pay & Benefits

A Helping Hand

Federal employees dig deep to help co-workers pay for education and emergencies.

Pay & Benefits

On the Move

Congress extended a bill to make it easier to recoup relocation costs, but agencies may be the real winners.

Pay & Benefits

Grading the Grading System

A new report questions the helpfulness of five-level grading schemes that will be used to decide pay.

Pay & Benefits

The More You Know

Federal employees and retirees will now be able to compare actual drug and medical procedure costs among some insurance plans.

Pay & Benefits

Of Sound Mind

Federal plans take the lead in providing mental health coverage.

Pay & Benefits

Dental and Vision Preview

Details of the new federal benefit are coming in.

Pay & Benefits

Moving Ahead

The Bush administration isn’t waiting for legislation to expand pay-for-performance efforts in federal agencies.

Pay & Benefits

Ready, Really?

Federal employees think they’re financially prepared for retirement, but a deeper look shows otherwise.

Pay & Benefits

Risk Takers

Pay-for-performance systems may attract a new variety of employees.

Pay & Benefits

Borrowing From Yourself

You can get a low-interest loan from your Thrift Savings Plan account, but you might pay the price in retirement savings.

Pay & Benefits

Bargaining for Pay

Will the new Defense and Homeland Security personnel systems open salaries to negotiation?

Pay & Benefits

Enabled

A government program provides free technology to help federal workers overcome physical limitations.

Pay & Benefits

A Year in the Life-Cycle Funds

Option introduced last summer outperforms the most popular basic funds, and keeps employees from chasing returns.

Pay & Benefits

A Dip in the Pay Pool

A look at how the Defense Department’s new system for setting pay raises will work.

Pay & Benefits

Rules of Unpaid Leave

Federal employees can continue to receive some benefits even without a paycheck.

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.

Pay & Benefits

Pandemic Preparations

OPM reminds agencies of personnel flexibilities available to them if an outbreak hits.

Pay & Benefits

Do It Yourself

Some federal employees have taken it upon themselves to jump-start inventive new benefits.