Pay & Benefits
Top Dollar Talent
Agencies are making big strides in offering incentives to new and seasoned employees.
Pay & Benefits
Federal health premiums to rise slightly in 2008
Overall, they will go up by an average of 2.1 percent next year, as OPM dips into reserve funds to keep increases down.
Defense
Union weighs solo Supreme Court challenge to Defense personnel system
Other groups in labor coalition pull back, citing concerns over precedent that could be set by unfavorable ruling.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to halt use of Social Security numbers as account IDs
Participants will receive new account numbers this month, in time to start using them Oct. 1.
Pay & Benefits
House panel questions complexity of veterans preference laws
Attorney says simplifying rules could improve compliance, but personnel official argues federal managers are adequately schooled.
Pay & Benefits
Congress approves student loan forgiveness for public servants
Bill that would make it easier for indebted graduates to enter government jobs awaits the president's signature.
Pay & Benefits
Cost Control
Employee groups and agency officials differ on the best way to keep prescription drug costs in line.
Pay & Benefits
Common stocks lead August TSP earnings
With the exception of international investments, all of the retirement savings plan’s basic funds posted increases for the month.
Pay & Benefits
Presidential candidates back stronger whistleblower protections
Nine contenders endorse bill that would expand the rights of employees who expose mismanagement or wrongdoing in government programs.
Pay & Benefits
Reserve Returns
New court decision provides relief to federal employee military reservists who were improperly charged for military leave dating back to 1980.
Defense
Hackers steal info on users of federal job site
Intruders gain access to names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of 146,000 job seekers, OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
IRS seeks strategy to recruit, retain employees
Oversight board projects agency will lose about 4,000 employees a year over the next four years.
Pay & Benefits
Employee groups praise Gonzales -- for leaving
Representatives of Justice Department employees say move is first step to shoring up low morale.
Pay & Benefits
OPM proposes new rules for electronic retirement system
Federal employees would be able to submit signatures, retirement forms and other records online.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits Bills
A look at how your federal pay and benefits could change when Congress returns from its August recess.
Defense
OPM unveils technology to speed security clearance processing
If pilot is successful, all agencies could begin receiving background check files electronically by Oct. 1.
Pay & Benefits
Officials to shore up TSP against transaction influxes
Recent stock market dips trigger officials to assess the retirement plan's capacity to handle increased activity.
Pay & Benefits
Continuing Coverage
Union leader says the government should consider letting dependent children stay on federal employee health insurance until age 25.
Pay & Benefits
Ditching Debt
A look at what current benefit programs and proposals mean for federal employees with student loan debt.
Defense
House backs full collective bargaining rights at Defense
Amendment to spending bill would halt funding for the labor relations portions of the Pentagon's personnel overhaul.
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