Pay & Benefits

Trust and pay

Federal workers are skeptical about proposals to give managers more power over their pay. Managers aren’t sure they want that power either.

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Long-term plans

OPM unveiled new features of the long-term care insurance program this week.

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The pay debate

Do you trust your manager to set your pay?

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Cop wars

Agencies are battling for law enforcement officers by boosting their pay and benefits.

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Catch-up slowdown

A bill that would let federal workers over age 50 contribute more money each year to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts has hit a roadblock on Capitol Hill.

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The loneliest number

How many federal workers got student loan help from Uncle Sam last year?

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Retention tension

The Bush administration has squashed a plan to let federal agencies use retention allowances to stop other agencies from hiring away their employees.

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Relocation reality

Federal relocation benefits look good on paper, but many employees say they never get them.

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The small stuff

The latest little turns of the federal pay and benefits world.

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Whither the WIGI?

Are the days numbered for the within-grade increase?

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Vision and dental blues

Would you trade some of your leave benefits for subsidized vision and dental insurance?

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For 9/11, a $150 pittance

Special payments for feds at the Pentagon and World Trade Center. Plus, higher premium pay on the way.

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Comparing benefits

A look at private-sector versus federal benefits.

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Shop around

The new federal long-term care insurance program may be the best deal for you. Then again, maybe it’s not.

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Accounting games

Should the latest proposed accounting change for federal pay and benefits worry federal employees?

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Pay parity push

The battle over next year's pay raise is just beginning.

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Catch-62

Some military veterans who went on to civilian careers in government are getting a nasty surprise when they turn age 62. Their pensions are being cut.

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Guarding the G Fund

Don't worry: When the government taps the Thrift Savings Plan’s G Fund to avoid hitting the federal debt ceiling, your nest egg is protected.

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Keep on rolling

New rules will allow feds to roll over more money into their TSP accounts.

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Cutting workers’ comp

The Bush administration wants to cut millions of dollars in benefits to injured federal workers.