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
Civilians Working in Overseas Hot Spots Eligible for Higher Premium Pay in 2016
Eligible employees can earn up to $237,700 in basic and premium pay through this year.
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.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Weighs Its Supermodel Retirement Status, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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
Military Retirees Would Pay More for TRICARE Under White House Budget Proposal
Defense looks to save money and simplify military health care system through reforms.
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.
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