Oversight

Congressional inaction forces Transportation to furlough 2,000

Department sends home inspectors after lawmaker blocks short-term Highway Trust Fund extension.

News

Great Federal Employees

Oversight

Uncle Sam kicks off new federal employee survey

OPM expects to poll 100,000 more government workers this year than in 2008.

Pay & Benefits

Watchdog says FDA should fine-tune processes for handing out bonuses

Report follows OPM memo calling for more scrutiny of incentive payments governmentwide.

Pay & Benefits

Officials question need for bill to boost prescription drug oversight

OPM already has taken steps to ensure pharmacy benefit managers are not contributing to cost hikes, official testifies.

News

Moving Forward On TSA Representation

Pay & Benefits

Obama issues health care compromise

Proposal would ease cost limits that dictate excise tax on pricier health care plans.

News

Debt Commission

Pay & Benefits

Bonus Belt-Tightening

As the Obama administration looks for ways to cut costs, recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses come under more scrutiny.

Oversight

Senator looks into hike in HHS travel costs

Top Republican on the Finance Committee wants to know whether growth in fiscal 2008 represents a trend.

Oversight

TSP’s international fund continues to slide

Economic turmoil in Europe is adversely affecting the I Fund, according to plan administrators.

News

Two Hour Delay

News

Pay-go

News

Government Open for Business

Pay & Benefits

State Department cafeteria will lead the way on healthy dining

Department’s Foggy Bottom headquarters will follow new guidelines that encourage sustainability and foods low in trans fats and sodium.

News

Super Bowl Reactions

Pay & Benefits

Waging Battle

A proposal in the president’s 2011 budget sparks new debate on age caps for federal employees who receive workers’ comp.

Pay & Benefits

Strategy for stepping up veterans hiring focuses on training, outreach

Spouses will be included in efforts to bring more former service members to government, OPM says.

Trends

The Politics of Pay

Move to grant larger military raises in 2010 puts pay parity for federal civilians on the line.

Pay & Benefits

President’s budget recommends pay parity

Fiscal 2011 plan proposes 1.4 percent pay raise for civilian and military employees.