Pay & Benefits
TSP Reconsiders Automatic Enrollment
Board thinks younger feds are contributing too much to the plan’s safest offering.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Agrees to Extend Pay Freeze for Third Year
Legislation that avoids a government shutdown now heads to President Obama.
Oversight
Politics Punctuate House Sequestration Hearing
Rhetoric rather than government management dominates discussion over furloughs, spending cuts.
Management
House Democratic Budget Proposal Replaces Sequester
Van Hollen: Sequester is likely with us for now, but we’ll keep trying to get rid of it.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Slash Congressional Pay by 8.2 Percent
Bipartisan sponsors say sequestration exemption for lawmaker salaries is hypocritical.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Nears Vote on Bill Keeping Government Open, Freezing Pay
Bill extends the pay freeze through 2013.
Oversight
Legislation Would Scrap Annual Budget Process
Lawmakers seek to move Congress to a two-year cycle to give agencies more fiscal certainty.
Pay & Benefits
No Furloughs Planned at OPM
Agency will rely on hiring freeze, administrative cuts to comply with sequester.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Bill Upholds Pay Freeze
Both chambers extend federal salary freeze through 2013 in legislation to avoid government shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
GOP Budget Calls for Smaller Federal Workforce, Less Generous Benefits
House Republican fiscal 2014 blueprint does not, however, seek a pay freeze extension.
Pay & Benefits
Fate of Pay Freeze Uncertain
Senate will unveil its legislation on Monday to keep the government open past March 27.
Pay & Benefits
Republican Bill Aims to Stop Sequestration Furloughs
Legislation would require OMB to detail how agencies can transfer funds to stave off furloughs during sequester.
Pay & Benefits
Between the Pay Freeze and Snowquester, It’s Cold in Washington
Furloughs and an extended pay freeze await federal employees in 2013.
Management
Federal Agencies Open Thursday After Storm Passes
Washington-area government offices were closed on Wednesday because of inclement weather.
Pay & Benefits
House Extends Pay Freeze, Upholds Sequester
Bill to keep government open past March 27 now heads to Senate.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Applications Spike in February
Number of new claims last month is up 218 percent compared to February 2012.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Want to Cut Congressional Pay
Democrats introduce bill to slash lawmakers’ pay during the sequester once furloughs begin.
Pay & Benefits
Modest Gains for TSP in February
After strong January, momentum slows for investment offerings last month, and international stocks take a dip.
Management
Specter of Government Shutdown Looms as Sequester Arrives
Leaders offer no new details on spending cuts, but say they will work to keep government open past March 27.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Anticipates Furloughs
Employees face up to 7 days’ of unpaid leave this year under sequester.
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