Oversight
Extra funds could help Social Security improve claims processing
SSA chief says workforce buried under avalanche of baby boomer retirement and disability claims.
Defense
Bush seeks repeal of law enforcement benefits for CBP officers
Budget includes proposal to repeal measure allowing Customs and Border Protection officers to retire earlier.
Pay & Benefits
Bush seeks 2.9 percent civilian pay raise; 3.4 percent for military
Proposal in fiscal 2009 budget comes after annual congressional call for pay parity.
Pay & Benefits
January a tough month for TSP returns
Stock funds post large losses amid uncertainty on Wall Street.
Pay & Benefits
Winners and Losers
Will higher pay increases be enough to keep Defense employees under a new personnel system motivated?
Pay & Benefits
OPM touts success of performance-based pay
New report analyzes series of systems covering more than 298,000 employees.
Pay & Benefits
House members press for military-civilian pay parity
Bipartisan coalition urges President Bush to include equal pay raises in 2009 budget proposal.
Defense
Bush signs bill that sends unions back to bargaining table at Defense
Legislation restores collective bargaining and appeal rights for employees under the new Pentagon personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon performance-based payouts average 7.6 percent
More than half of employees in first group to enter new personnel system are deemed “valued performers” -- the middle of the five-point scale.
Pay & Benefits
TSP prepares for increased activity due to stock market plunge
Officials urge participants to take a long-term view of investing for retirement.
Pay & Benefits
Reviewing Roth
The Thrift Savings Plan plans to look into adding a Roth 401(k) investment option.
Defense
Homeland Security drops proposed labor relations plans
Even if department wanted to move forward, Congress has denied it the money to do so.
Defense
Defense to begin recruiting foreign language corps
Pentagon seeks at least 1,000 people to serve in times of emergency or international need.
Defense
Labor Department to fly solo on veterans' employment complaints
Pilot project dividing jurisdiction over federal sector complaints between Labor and Office of Special Counsel ends inconclusively.
Pay & Benefits
Panelists debate public service academy proposal
Critics say tax dollars could be more wisely spent on scholarships to service-minded students.
Defense
Union files Supreme Court appeal of NSPS lawsuit
American Federation of Government Employees asks the high court to hear challenge to the Pentagon's proposed labor relations system.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds earn modest gains in 2007
International investments outperform other funds for the year.
Defense
Pentagon follows Congress' lead on NSPS raises
Employees under the Pentagon's new personnel system will receive a 60-40 split between base pay and performance-related increases in 2008.
Pay & Benefits
Extending Benefits
Lawmakers re-launch effort to grant same-sex domestic partner benefits to federal employees; also, OPM makes retirement records electronic.
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