Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Falls 22 Percent in September
Claims processing employees are working during the shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
House Unanimously Approves Back Pay For Furloughed Feds
Senate is expected to pass bill, and President Obama said he will sign it into law.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Put Furloughed Defense Employees Back to Work
House measure would ensure all Defense civilians would continue to work and be paid during government shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Furloughed Feds Will Get Paid for Oct. 1 -- Eventually
Employees on unpaid leave during shutdown also should not rule out retroactive pay.
Pay & Benefits
Washington Toasts Top Feds Amid Shutdown
Outstanding public servants will be honored at black-tie event.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans Slam Pentagon Over Furloughs of Defense Civilians
House Armed Services chairman says Pentagon has 'broad latitude' within new law to determine who stays on the job during shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
In Focus: Who Faces Furloughs?
About 900,000 feds, almost half the civilian workforce, must take unpaid leave during the shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Washington Area Lawmakers Push Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Feds
Bills in House and Senate ensure retroactive compensation.
Features
Sequester, U.S.A.
Washington’s budget cuts have been felt in federal communities far and wide. And the pain could be just beginning.
Pay & Benefits
Many Federal Employees Are Facing Second Set of Furloughs in Six-Month Span
A potential government shutdown will hit many of the same workers as sequestration with unpaid leave.
Management
Senior Executive Advocate Dies After Long Illness
Bill Bransford, SEA general counsel, was 'a true friend to federal employees,' says law partner.
Pay & Benefits
In Focus: How Many Employees Face Furloughs?
The number of workers on unpaid leave during a government shutdown varies widely by agency.
Pay & Benefits
Employees Will Find Out Their Shutdown Furlough Fate By the End of Friday
Agencies also are expected to post their contingency plans for a government shutdown before the weekend.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Pensions Could Be At Risk -- Again
House lawmakers might require federal employees to contribute more to their retirement benefits to help pay for a debt limit increase.
Oversight
Treasury: Debt Limit D-Day is Oct. 17
Federal civilian and military pay will be at risk -- again -- if the government can’t cover all its bills.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Furloughs Would Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Federal Workers
Still, much of the government would remain open if there’s a lapse in appropriations next week.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Is Having a ‘Booming’ September
The retirement plan’s funds so far are strong and hardship withdrawals from accounts are down, board reports.
Oversight
House Approves Measure to Keep Government Open Past Sept. 30
Bill would also defund health care reform law; Senate vows to strip out Obamacare language, edging government closer to a shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirement Plan Revises Rules to Include Same-Sex Marriages
TSP board will determine an enrollee’s marital status based on where the marriage occurred for benefits purposes.
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