Pay & Benefits

TSP Seeks Bids for International Stocks

Board will award new management contract for I Fund by the end of 2013.

Tech

Bill Would Help Federal Firefighters Get Career Jobs

Western Democrats back measure to permanently hire seasonal firefighters.

Management

Well-Managed Agencies Turn Tough Times Into Opportunities

Lessons on how to succeed amid budget cuts and attacks on the federal workforce.

Pay & Benefits

Uncle Sam Scales Back on Bonuses

Federal employees received $332 million in awards in fiscal 2012, $106 million less than in fiscal 2011.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Buyouts Could Threaten Progress on Retirement Claims Backlog

Nearly 300 employees, including some retirement claims workers, could voluntarily leave agency.

Pay & Benefits

House Bill Would Give Military 1.8 Percent Pay Raise

Defense legislation includes more money for service members in 2014 than Obama proposal.

Pay & Benefits

Feds Can Donate Leave to Tornado Victims

Obama directs OPM to establish emergency leave transfer for federal employees affected by Oklahoma disasters.

Features

Secrets of Success

Managing through tough times is a challenge, but crisis creates opportunity too.

Pay & Benefits

Wallet Woes Plague Military Families

Survey shows concern about pay and benefits, job opportunities.

Pay & Benefits

Agriculture Close To Avoiding Furloughs

Senate appropriators approve request to shift funds; House lawmakers will render decision by Thursday.

Pay & Benefits

Customs and Border Employees Might Escape Furloughs

Lawmakers have until mid-June to approve a request to shift funds within agency’s budget.

Pay & Benefits

Treasury Taps Federal Retirement Coffers Again

‘Extraordinary’ debt ceiling measure has become more ordinary in recent years.

Pay & Benefits

Senior Exec Bonuses Targeted

Bipartisan bill would prohibit performance awards for top civil servants during sequester.

Defense

Bill Would Allow Retirees to Keep TRICARE Prime Access

Defense plans to switch 171,000 enrollees to a different plan on Oct. 1 because of downsizing.

Management

Al Gore: Feds Have America’s Back

Civil servants, good government management remain as important as ever to democracy, says former veep.