Pay & Benefits

Retirement Protection

Lawmakers boost retirement benefits for injured feds.

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Radio Days

The largest federal employees union launches a radio advertising blitz against a proposal for a new Defense personnel system.

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Politics of Pay

Lawmakers prepare to ignore President Bush's 2004 civil service pay raise proposal.

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Home game

OPM suggests that federal employees stay home during next week’s NFL kickoff celebration.

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Snowball effect

Glitches in the TSP’s new record keeping system have had unpleasant consequences for some feds.

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Back to school

OPM continues to crack down on fake college degrees in the federal workforce.

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College credit

The Senate recently approved a bill that increased the amount of money agencies can spend to repay employees’ student loans.

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Footing the bill

Readers question why they are paying for a failed TSP contract.

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Healthier and wealthier

A key House subcommittee passes legislation allowing federal retirees to pay health premiums with pre-tax dollars.

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Hurricane help

OPM offers a helping hand to employees hit by Hurricane Claudette.

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Follow the leader

Pentagon leaders might follow the example set by Homeland Security Department officials when it's time to implement civil service changes.

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Independence day

The government's watchdog agency wants a new name and more freedom to manage its workforce.

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TSP trials

Readers express frustration over the new TSP record keeping system and the lawsuit it sparked.

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Packin’ it in

Agencies can now use early outs when they need to realign their workforce.

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Know thyself

Agencies looking for personnel flexibilities should stop by OPM before heading to Capitol Hill.

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Vetted

The Senate approves a provision that would allow more disabled vets to draw their full retirement and disability benefits.

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Path to performance

How will the pay-for-performance fund work if Congress approves it?

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Anticipay-tion

Employees at many agencies will have to wait to take advantage of one new benefit, but another is on its way.

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Spend and save

Setting aside money in a flexible spending account could increase your take home pay.

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Knowing the score

Federal managers governmentwide have a new hiring tool at their disposal.