Oversight
White House Issues Veto Threat on Stopgap Funding Bill
House is poised to pass a temporary spending bill on Friday that also defunds Obamacare.
Pay & Benefits
Military Community Feels the Effects of Furloughs, Too
The sequester might be old news for the public at the moment, but it’s anything but to civilian and military government employees.
Oversight
Votes on Keeping Government Open Could Come Down to the Wire
House will consider late this week a temporary spending measure that would also defund Obamacare.
Pay & Benefits
Back Pay for Federal Employees No Guarantee If Government Shuts Down
It would be the first time Congress denied federal workers retroactive pay because of a lapse in appropriations.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Federal Paychecks Are Delayed Three Days
Data entry error affects 40,000 employees in 23 agencies.
Oversight
Timeline: When to Expect a Possible Shutdown, and Other Key Fiscal Deadlines
Congress faces battles over appropriations, the debt ceiling and round two of the sequester.
Pay & Benefits
Current Service Members and Retirees Won't Lose Any Retired Pay Under Reform
President reminds military compensation and retirement modernization panel about grandfather clause.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Have Lost All Furlough Appeals So Far
MSPB has decided 40 cases, and has sided with management in every one of them.
Oversight
House Delays Vote on Measure to Prevent Government Shutdown
The chamber pushes back consideration of stopgap spending measure to next week.
Pay & Benefits
Independent Agency Makes Headway on Furlough Appeals
MSPB begins to consolidate and adjudicate record number of appeals.
Oversight
House Stopgap Spending Measure Would Help Agencies Dodge Furloughs
Continuing resolution keeps the government running until Dec. 15 -- and the sequester in place.
Oversight
Republicans Want Lawmakers, Staff to Foot Obamacare Bill
Legislation would prohibit government from subsidizing cost of congressional health insurance plans on exchanges.
Oversight
Man Who Trained Feds on How to Beat Polygraph Tests Heads to Prison
Two federal contractors with Top Secret Security clearances were among Chad Dixon’s customers.
Pay & Benefits
Congressional Staff Leave Their Jobs Because of Low Pay
New report shows legislative employees, like their agency colleagues, love their work, but want better managers.
Management
Federal Workforce Levels Off After Gradual Decline
Uncle Sam did not add or lose jobs between July and August, according to the latest government statistics.
Pay & Benefits
Return of Overtime Helps Cut Retirement Backlog in August
Queue of claims decreases 11 percent from the previous month.
Pay & Benefits
Double Furlough Trouble for Feds
A guide to how government shutdown and sequester furloughs are different.
Briefing
America’s Other 1 Percent
It's time for vets and civilians to really get to know each other.
Pay & Benefits
It's Time for Veterans and Civilians to Really Get to Know Each Other
There's a yawning gulf between America's two populations.
Pay & Benefits
Money for Furloughed Feds Is Running Out
Nonprofit says it probably will have to stop handing out emergency loans next week to feds on unpaid leave.
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