Management
Senators Unveil Massive Bill That Would Change How VA Manages Its Workforce
But it’s not clear whether the measure actually will make hiring and firing easier for the department.
Management
Draft Legislation Would Revamp How VA Employees Are Hired, Fired and Paid
The proposals, which could be unveiled soon, would create a separate personnel and pay system for some senior executives – and make it easier to fire all employees.
Management
TSP Officials Say They Might Need to Ask for More Money
The entity that oversees federal employees’ retirement plans already has obligated nearly 70 percent of its fiscal 2016 budget – mostly for cybersecurity needs.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Helping Combat-Wounded Vets Recoup Lost Severance Pay Advances
Defense has been improperly taxing the disability compensation of certain vets for more than two decades.
Pay & Benefits
More Senior Executives Honored For Their Work in 2015
The number of top career officials receiving the nation’s highest award for civil service nearly doubled between 2014 and 2015.
Pay & Benefits
No One Really Understands How Vets’ Preference Works in Federal Hiring
The patchwork of laws governing the benefit confuses agencies, hiring managers and veterans, say witnesses at a House hearing.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Poised To Deny Themselves a Pay Raise Again
The fiscal 2017 legislative branch spending bill would freeze rank-and-file members’ salaries at $174,000 -- where they have been since 2010.
Management
OPM To Agencies: Figure Out How to Close Skills Gap in the Federal Workforce
At-risk mission-critical jobs include cybersecurity, HR, and STEM.
Pay & Benefits
Some TRICARE Enrollees Will Be Able to Receive Urgent Care Faster Starting in May
Military family members and retirees will benefit from a new pilot program that allows two urgent care visits per fiscal year without a referral.
Management
VA Opposes Bill That Would Allow Secretary to Recoup Employees’ Relocation Benefits
Department believes it already has sufficient authority to collect improper payments.
Pay & Benefits
VA Senior Executive Bonus Ban Advances
Opponents argue that provision in major spending bill will further damage department’s recruitment and retention efforts.
Management
Should Political Appointees Be Held Accountable for Hiring Top Talent?
Lawmakers, panelists revisit the many layers of the broken federal hiring system Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Management
HUD Wants to Help You Motivate Co-workers and Boost Morale
June 28-29 coaching conference is open to all federal workers.
Pay & Benefits
It’s Official: Family and Medical Leave Act Now Includes Spouses of Gay Feds
OPM’s final rule codifies benefits that have been available since 2013 to federal employees in same-sex marriages.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Has Wrongly Taxed Disabled Combat Vets For Years
New legislation would correct a problem that may have affected as many as 14,000 vets, going back as far as 1991.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Still High Despite Slight Progress
OPM managed to process nearly 10,000 applications in March, but the backlog still stands at more than 19,000 claims.
Pay & Benefits
Senior VA Health Executives Could Earn More Money Under Department Proposal
The draft legislation would also make it easier to punish top career officials.
Management
Former GOP Presidential Candidate Pushes to Make It Easier to Fire All VA Employees
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Jeff Miller are worried an omnibus veterans’ package will lack strong accountability provisions for workers.
Pay & Benefits
Mandatory Coverage of Autism Treatment Could Affect FEHBP Premiums
Insurance carriers have to submit their 2017 benefit and rate proposals to OPM by May 31.
Pay & Benefits
Washington Teleworks, Benefits Changes, Defense Hiring Freeze, and More
The latest in federal pay and benefits news.
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