Oversight
Treasury kicks off effort to go paperless with federal benefits
Social Security, Office of Personnel Management and other benefits to be sent electronically.
Oversight
Chief of the Year: Acquisition
Hugh Hurwitz, senior procurement executive, Education Department.
Pay & Benefits
Unions unfazed by TSA nominee’s punt on collective bargaining
The two largest employee groups urge Pistole’s confirmation despite his failure to guarantee he will take up their cause.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits Bonanza
Paid parental leave is noticeably missing from a federal benefits list.
Oversight
Democratic lawmakers are measured in support of proposed agency budget cuts
Congress, administration must juggle competing concerns in handling the deficit, members say.
Defense
Pentagon tries to break from past on pay, personnel reform
Union and agency cooperation is critical to rebounding from NSPS’ demise, witnesses tell senators.
Oversight
White House asks agencies to trim budgets 5 percent
Identifying areas to cut back will allow the administration to continue nonsecurity spending freeze, OMB Director Peter R. Orszag says.
Defense
Agency officials, employee groups set to discuss pay transition
Witnesses at NSPS hearing will propose alternative approach to pay retention.
Oversight
Agencies get green light to try expanding collective bargaining topics
At least six will participate in pilot programs allowing unions to negotiate over new issues such as technology and work methods.
Oversight
Lawmakers criticize growth of federal workforce
Republican pushes bill to return size of federal civilian workforce to ‘pre-Obama levels.’
Pay & Benefits
Regional FLRA official denies petitions for union election at TSA
Labor groups plan to appeal and call for a review of the decision by the full labor authority.
Pay & Benefits
Congress votes down proposals to freeze federal pay
Critics said plans from Sens. Coburn and McCain and Rep. Bachmann to halt raises would disrupt services to citizens.
Defense
Obama opposes 1.9 percent pay raise for military members
Policy statement expresses concern over several personnel provisions in the Defense authorization bill.
Oversight
Senators suggest a federal pay freeze to help fund wars
GOP proposals aim to recoup costs partly by holding salaries steady and cracking down on tax delinquent government workers.
Oversight
Senate passes telework bill
Full Senate unanimously approves legislation which would create more robust programs at agencies.
Oversight
President pushes for new authority to nix unnecessary spending
White House proposes legislation to grant Obama power to rescind certain funding in spending bills.
Oversight
Judiciary chairman holds up Senate telework bill
Jurisdictional debate on a patent provision halts legislation’s progress.
Defense
Defense bill aims to beef up health care for military personnel
Provisions in legislation would expand TRICARE coverage and improve mental health benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring overhaul bill passes the Senate
Legislation would codify many of the reforms outlined in President Obama’s May 11 memorandum.
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