Management
Who is Sloan Gibson, the New Acting Head of VA?
The former banking and nonprofit executive doesn’t have much experience in the federal government.
Management
Firing Federal Employees Isn’t Easy, But It Can Be Done
Revisiting the myth of the bulletproof fed amid the growing scandal at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Management
Defense Spending Bill Calls for 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
House panel begins work Friday on the fiscal 2015 appropriations bill.
Pay & Benefits
A Special Sick Leave Bank for Disabled Vets?
Proposal would help new feds who are disabled veterans attend mandatory medical appointments without burning up sick leave.
Management
Top Senior Execs to Be Honored Next Week, But Not With Bonuses
Group will host a State Department reception for 2013 presidential rank award finalists.
Management
Senate Panel Calls for 1 Percent Troop Pay Raise, Setting Up Conflict With the House
The House just approved a 1.8 percent boost.
Management
House OKs 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops, Officer Pay Freeze
Defense authorization bill also includes provisions making it easier to re-employ retirees, and limiting furloughs of working capital fund employees.
Management
House Passes Bill to Fire VA Senior Execs
Measure would effectively make the executives at-will employees.
Management
The 10 Public Housing Authority Officials Paid the Most from Federal Coffers
Some top PHA officials earned more than the cap of $155,500 last year in federally-funded salary and bonus because of a loophole in the law.
Management
Some Public Housing Authorities Exploit Pay Cap Through Bonuses
Data shows all PHAs complied with $155,500 federally-funded salary cap in 2013, but some doled out more in bonuses through law’s loophole.
Defense
House Will Vote This Week on 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
The fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill gives tacit approval to the raise that will automatically take place under the law; President Obama has recommended a 1 percent boost.
Pay & Benefits
House to Vote on Firing VA Senior Execs
A bill that would enhance the department secretary’s authority to sack poor performers at scandal-plagued VA hits the floor Wednesday.
Pay & Benefits
EEOC Wants Ideas on How to Improve Federal Hiring of Disabled People
Commission asks whether agencies should have annual hiring goals.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Exempt Federal Public Safety Officers From Retirement Tax Penalty
Legislation would make sure federal law enforcement employees and firefighters don’t pay 10 percent tax on TSP money when they retire early.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Wants to Untie Agencies' HR Knots
The government’s human resources shop is trying to improve federal hiring and retention partly by catering to individual agencies’ needs.
Oversight
Poll: Americans Have More Faith in Themselves Than in Uncle Sam
The public believes individuals and local organizations are better than the federal government is right now at tackling major challenges facing the country.
Briefing
Around Government
Spidey’s speedy delivery, states and their federal money, weather forecasts months in advance.
Defense
Panel Approves 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
The Armed Services Committee reported out the fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill; pay boost is slightly more than the president’s 1 percent proposal.
Management
Obama Cabinet Secretaries Shower Feds With Love
Town hall underscores employees’ dedication and creativity during chaotic times, urges better marketing and PR to highlight government services.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement Is in Regulation Limbo
The rule implementing the two-year-old law to allow eligible feds to partially retire and work part-time is still under review.
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