Pay & Benefits
Ruling expands veterans' access to federal jobs
Merit board directs State Department to lift maximum entry age requirement for preference-eligible veterans who want to become special agents.
Pay & Benefits
OPM director to resign
Linda Springer will step down next month; deputy director Howard Weizmann will fill in as acting director.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service starts discussions on early retirement offers
The agency is required to consult with unions before it can finalize the details of the offers, which it expects to extend to at least 20,000 employees.
Pay & Benefits
Senate panel approves 3.9 percent civilian pay raise
Adjustment matches the figure recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee.
Defense
Border officers get retirement benefits boost
A legislative provision that took effect over the weekend gives Customs and Border Protection officers law enforcement status.
Pay & Benefits
Researchers downplay generational differences
New studies indicate that older federal employees actually have many of the same core values as their younger colleagues.
Oversight
Advocates outline plan to protect whistleblower rights
The new administration should create an Office of Government Transparency and Openness, panel says.
Features
De-Generation
From the greatest to the latest generation, federal employees are more alike than they realize.
News And Analysis
Bring ’Em Back
Proposal would lift annuity offset to attract retirees to agencies in need.
Defense
Report provides roadmap for first Homeland Security transition
Leadership transfer could present an opportunity for terrorists to take advantage of perceived vulnerabilities in national security.
Pay & Benefits
House appropriators approve 3.9 percent civilian pay raise
Figure is equal to the raise recently approved by the House for military service members.
Pay & Benefits
IRS makes mid-year adjustment to mileage reimbursement rate
Federal employees could receive an 8-cent bump in reimbursement for driving personal vehicles for work.
Pay & Benefits
VA employees to test out pay for performance
Proposed demonstration project would cover 150 employees at the Veterans Health Administration.
Pay & Benefits
Pay It Forward
Proponents of the National Security Personnel System hope to ensure it survives the presidential transition.
Pay & Benefits
House passes paid parental leave bill
Feds would get four weeks of paid time off for birth or adoption of a child; veto threat looms.
Pay & Benefits
House panel approves 3.9 percent civilian pay raise
Move follows authorization of equal increase for military.
Defense
House panel backs retirement benefits boost for border officers
Bill also limits funding for new DHS personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies urged to hire ex-offenders
People with criminal records could help fill future staff shortages, House panel says.
Defense
Union calls for investigation into TSA turnover
The attrition rate for employees covered under the security agency’s new pay-for-performance system was 21 percent in fiscal 2007.
Pay & Benefits
Home Sweet Home
House approves bill to expand telework opportunities across government.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: