Pay & Benefits
Judge: Same-sex spouses of legally wed feds are entitled to benefits
Ruling says any couple with a valid state marriage license cannot legally be denied federal health benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Wrong Move
The organization that helps military members move is looking into a recent spate of problems.
Pay & Benefits
Study rekindles debate over federal pay and benefits
Report maintains most feds are better compensated than private sector workers, but stops short of advocating a salary freeze.
Oversight
Hiring reform isn't as easy as it looks, officials say
Cutting red tape for job applicants and involving managers in the hunt for mission-critical skills could be more complex than meets the eye.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring challenges weigh most on federal managers
Survey respondents also say work-life balance and stronger career development programs are priorities.
Features
Hiring Simplified
Cutting red tape for job applicants and involving managers in the hunt for mission-critical skills could be more complex than meets the eye.
Oversight
Procurement officials face mounting pressures
A flurry of policy changes creates an implementation headache for top acquisition managers.
Pay & Benefits
Ups and Downs
After a depressing May, the TSP appears on the upswing as summer begins.
Oversight
Senate panel approves supervisor training bill
Legislation introduced in 2009 advances, after more than one year on the shelf.
Pay & Benefits
Labor to expand family leave benefits to gay workers
Secretary Hilda Solis expected to announce on Wednesday reinterpretation of Family and Medical Leave Act.
Pay & Benefits
Redesigned TSP website is still in testing phase
Board is committed to making site ‘better, faster and more secure.’
Oversight
Obama directs government to withhold pay from delinquent contractors
The new Do Not Pay list alerts agencies to the status of recipients of federal funds.
Pay & Benefits
Stress Test
Federal employees look to their managers to set the tone for work-life balance.
Pay & Benefits
Senate deals another blow to efforts to freeze federal pay
Lawmakers defeat GOP provision that also would have capped the size of the government workforce.
Oversight
OMB makes pitch to senior executives on performance management
Key agency official urges top career leaders to focus on goals, data-driven improvement efforts.
Pay & Benefits
Diversity and student hiring next on OPM’s list
Director John Berry also is seeking a universally accepted approach to comparing public and private sector pay.
Features
Procurement Pressures
A flurry of policy changes creates an implementation headache for top acquisition officials.
Oversight
Lawmakers seek better training for supervisors
Under a bipartisan House bill, federal managers would get more training on such issues as conducting performance reviews.
Pay & Benefits
Senate to consider another pay freeze proposal
Republican amendment to jobs bill includes language suspending federal raises and bonuses.
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