Pay & Benefits

Comp time, buyouts, pay hikes, pensions

Two bills advancing through Congress are chock-full of pay and benefits improvements for federal employees.

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The one-size-fits-all system

The General Schedule is under attack. Here's how the government's standard pay system works and why some people want to get rid of it.

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Pay deadline looms

President Bush has until the end of the day tomorrow to decide what he wants to do about federal employees' pay next year.

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COLA checkup

Cost-of-living adjustment news for 44,000 federal workers and millions of retirees. Plus, no COLAs for most federal workers.

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TSP peek-a-boo

Take a look at some recent Thrift Savings Plan statistics.

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Pay raise fray

How a 4.6 percent federal pay raise has developed over the past 10 months--and where it's headed next.

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No results, no bonus

Should federal executives get bonuses when their agencies fail to meet performance goals?

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A dozen pin pricks

Twelve developments in federal pay and benefits this week.

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The limits of long-term care

Long-term care insurance won’t bring peace of mind to all federal workers and their families.

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Too much TSP?

A new study offers the unconventional view that contributing more money to the TSP is a bad idea.

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Taking stock

A mid-year review of federal pay and benefits news.

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Bonuses in the cards

Say good-bye to cold cash bonuses, and hello to a new form of on-the-spot awards.

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Long-term care is coming

Discounted long-term care insurance rates are one step closer to becoming a reality.

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Less taxing retirement

Should you have to pay taxes on health insurance after you retire?

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Good to be golden

For the over-50 set, more retirement savings help may be on the way.

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TSP limits lifted

The annual limit on Thrift Savings Plan contributions will rise to $15,000 by 2006.

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Standing pat on pay

The Bush administration is standing by its 3.6 percent average pay raise for federal workers in 2002.

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Upping the SES pay cap

A bill to increase SES pay hits the House. Plus: jumping in the new S and I funds and adjusting federal pensions.

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Past TSP performance

A look at the 10-year performance of the five funds in the new Thrift Savings Plan.

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Congress calls for higher federal pay raise

Federal workers should get a 4.6 percent average pay raise next year rather than President Bush’s proposed 3.6 percent raise, lawmakers said late Thursday night.