Management

Former Phoenix VA Senior Executive Pleads Guilty to Lying About Lobbyist's Gifts

Sharon Helman will get probation and no prison time for making a false financial report to the government.

Pay & Benefits

Senators to Pentagon: Don't Mess With Commissary Employees' Compensation

A proposal would convert workers to a different personnel structure, potentially reducing their pay and benefits.

Pay & Benefits

FEHBP Insurance Carriers Must Cover Autism Treatment Beginning in 2017

Since 2013, providers have had the option of covering applied behavior analysis for children on the autism spectrum.

Management

VA Tries to Punish Senior Leaders in Cincinnati for Misconduct

Department proposed firing Jack Hetrick, but he retired; Dr. Barbara Temeck has been reassigned pending further discipline.

News

VA Does Not Stand For 'Veterans Administration'

At any given moment, a 2016 presidential contender somewhere is screwing up the name of the Veterans Affairs Department.

Pay & Benefits

Bill Would Give Federal Employees a 5.3 Pay Raise in 2017

The legislation would provide a 3.9 percent base pay bump, and a 1.4 percent boost in locality pay.

Pay & Benefits

Proposal Would Give Some VA Senior Executives More Pay

MSPB appeal rights also would be stripped, according to the department’s draft document under consideration on Capitol Hill.

Management

VA Deputy Says He Has Confidence in Senior Executives He Demoted

Judges' decisions to reinstate Diana Rubens and Kim Graves demonstrate the thorny personnel issues a 2014 law is creating.

Pay & Benefits

Military’s Paid Maternity Leave Now 12 Weeks; Feds Still At Zero

The Defense secretary has broad discretion to determine paid maternity leave for female service members.

Management

MSPB Agrees That VA Senior Executive Screwed Up, But Not Enough to Fire Her

Judge says he reversed the removal of Linda Weiss because a 2014 law prevented him from imposing a lighter punishment.

Management

Group Blasts VA Proposal to Strip Senior Executives of Appeal Rights

SEA says idea is 'farcical' and would make top career leaders at department second-class citizens.

Management

VA Proposes Taking Away Senior Executives’ MSPB Appeal Rights

Department’s about-face on authority to discipline top career officials comes after judges reverse two demotions and a firing.

Pay & Benefits

Bonus Bill For Feds Gains Momentum in Senate

Bipartisan legislation would allow agencies to give awards of up to $10,000 to federal employees who help save the government money.

Management

Senate Panel Approves Bill Limiting Administrative Leave

Legislation restricts such leave to five days, and creates separate leave categories for employees requiring an extended absence from their jobs.

Management

Senate Panel Approves OPM Nomination

Acting Director Beth Cobert still faces hurdles because of matters related to the OPM hack and Obamacare.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Again Urges Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees

The president's fiscal 2017 budget reiterates support for six weeks of paid administrative leave for feds after the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.

Management

Judge Reverses Firing of VA Senior Executive in Albany

The latest decision is the third such rejection of the department’s effort to discipline top officials – and the VA is not happy about it.