Pay & Benefits

Cuts in federal pay and benefits are among deficit reduction possibilities

CBO analysis looks at potential savings related to increasing feds’ health care costs, reducing pay.

Management

FEMA trailers head to Sandy-ravaged communities

The mobile homes, ubiquitous during Katrina, are designed to provide temporary housing.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Pensions and the Meaning of Fully Funded

Anxiety over pay and benefits won’t subside with Obama’s reelection.

Pay & Benefits

Protecting federal pay and benefits remains top priority for union

AFGE will maintain vigilance over proposals to reduce feds’ compensation as fiscal cliff looms.

Oversight

Federal employee unions back Obama in 2012 election

Advocates are disappointed with the president over pay freeze and pension contribution proposals, but a Romney-Ryan administration scares them.

Pay & Benefits

Some postal workers are getting a raise

Career employees represented by largest postal union will receive 1 percent pay raise, effective Nov. 17.

Pay & Benefits

Think tank recommends ways to rein in military pay, benefits

New report suggests limiting pay raises, increasing retirees’ health care contributions and changing pension system.

Oversight

Low morale continues to plague Homeland Security

DHS must do a better job figuring out why employees are unhappy, GAO says.

Briefing

Uprooting Agencies

In the absence of guidance, the federal workforce wonders how to plan for looming spending cuts.

Briefing

Around Government

Culinary diplomats, space travel on per diem and battle of the buildings.

Pay & Benefits

Overpaid or Underpaid, Feds Had Quite a Week

One group rekindles the pay gap debate, while a monster storm shines a spotlight on government.

Management

Managing Under the Specter of Sequestration

In the absence of guidance, the federal workforce wonders how to plan for looming spending cuts.

Management

Washington-area federal agencies remain closed Tuesday

Hurricane Sandy keeps the federal government in D.C. shuttered a second consecutive day.

Pay & Benefits

Feds won’t miss a paycheck because of Sandy

Hurricane has not disrupted federal payroll operations, officials say.

Pay & Benefits

Social Security Administration: Call or go online for services

Agency offices up and down East Coast are closed Monday because of Hurricane Sandy.

Pay & Benefits

FEHBP enrollees generally pleased with health coverage

Feedback from feds and retirees indicates many don’t intend to switch plans during open season.

Pay & Benefits

How Often Do You Use the Conference Lodging Allowance?

GSA wants to get rid of a reimbursement option that gives government travelers more flexibility with accommodations.

Pay & Benefits

Former CBO head: No budget, no payday

Douglas Holtz-Eakin says one way to get Congress and the White House to enact an annual budget is to withhold their pay.