Pay & Benefits
Fed groups blast latest attempt to extend pay freeze
Government employee advocates say ‘enough is enough,’ and urge lawmakers to oppose bill in next week’s vote.
Pay & Benefits
GOP lawmakers seek to reduce their own compensation
Bills would decrease congressional pay, allow all members to opt out of retirement benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would allow Uncle Sam to fire federal tax cheats
Legislation would apply to executive and legislative branch employees as well as Postal Service workers.
Pay & Benefits
TRICARE's High Price Tag Comes Under Scrutiny
The pressure is on to raise rates for the military’s health care plan.
Pay & Benefits
New bill would extend fed pay freeze through 2013
House will consider legislation next week.
Pay & Benefits
House panel rejects proposal to end feds’ mass transit benefit
Sandy amendment to impose a 1.63 percent spending cut on agencies also fails.
Pay & Benefits
Obama says debt ceiling impasse threatens fed pay
A government default could mean delayed checks for civilians and troops.
Pay & Benefits
Sandy amendments target federal transit benefits, spending
Proposals would end mass transit perk and impose a 1.63 percent across-the-board spending cut.
Management
Poll: Feds expect to attend fewer events this year
Tight budgets force government employees to anticipate fewer training and trade show opportunities.
Pay & Benefits
TSP mulls investment conversion option
Fiscal cliff law allows retirement plans to let enrollees switch to a Roth account.
Pay & Benefits
Mass Confusion Over Mass Transit
Congress boosts subsidy benefit for commuters retroactively, but law is unclear on what that means exactly.
Management
Labor secretary resigns
Hilda Solis' departure could increase talk of need for more diversity in Obama's second-term Cabinet.
Management
Social Security official’s term expires next week
Obama hasn’t nominated a successor yet to lead cash-strapped agency.
Pay & Benefits
GSA boosts mileage reimbursement rate
Agency increases current rate to 56.5 cents per mile for feds who use their private vehicles for work.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement claims backlog falls 57 percent in 2012
Slow December provides a lull before an expected influx of applications this month.
Pay & Benefits
Feds see paychecks shrink with payroll tax hike
Employees feel the pain as pay freeze extension and higher tax converge.
Management
Treasury jobs relocation on hold
Plan to move 450 feds from Maryland to West Virginia postponed until 2019.
Pay & Benefits
Military pay raise becomes law
Obama signs defense legislation authorizing 1.7 percent raise for service members in 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and Benefits, Post-Holiday and Post-Cliff
Lots of federal compensation news, but few actual changes as the New Year begins.
Pay & Benefits
Feds safe from pay freeze extension – for now
Senate did not act on House-passed legislation before adjourning Wednesday.
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