News
GOP senators push back on campaign contributions order
White House should not use `politics’ to determine contract awards, letter states.
Defense
Military launches health care option for adult children
Interim final rule establishes premiums and regulations for dependents up to age 26.
Pay & Benefits
Poll: What is your agency doing for Public Service Recognition Week?
Feds can expect more frugal gestures of gratitude this year. Do you feel your work is appreciated?
Pay & Benefits
Grow Your Savings
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, some guidance about securing your retirement.
Oversight
Agencies to begin filing quarterly reports on length of hiring process
The information will be used to monitor progress in reducing average hiring time, OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
New online assessment for government job applicants
Tool replaces KSAs with job-specific tests for applicants to government jobs, OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
TSA union election heads to a runoff
Results show a close race between AFGE and NTEU.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Savings Simplified
See how even small contributions can yield an agency match and solid long-term savings.
Pay & Benefits
IG: Postal supervisors altered employee records
Time and attendance data was changed, deleted to limit hours worked, report finds.
Oversight
Bill to force firing of seriously tax delinquent feds and contractors advances
House committee also votes to double the probation period for civilian hires from one to two years.
Oversight
Federal performance officers stretched too thin, study says
PIOs don’t have adequate resources or time to identify poor-performing employees, report finds.
Oversight
Lawmaker proposes extending probation for new federal employees
Rep. Ross would double current one-year period and define performance criteria more precisely.
Pay & Benefits
Feds vent shutdown fears and frustration at town hall meeting in Va.
Rep. Jim Moran warns angry residents that a shutdown could stretch into May if agreement is not reached soon.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers push retroactive pay for furloughed feds
Bill would guarantee reimbursement for all employees at the end of a shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Pay for Some
Lawmakers try to assuage fears of shutdown-related salary lapses for select military and support employees.
Oversight
Union: Employees work without pay, or risk jobs
Pressure on excepted personnel to work without guarantee of pay violates Anti-Deficiency Act, labor leader says.
Oversight
Senate approves $5 billion in cuts to overlapping programs
Amendment would consolidate or eliminate duplicative government functions.
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