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.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement backlog is down 39 percent since January
OPM processed more than 12,000 claims in October.
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.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement checks unaffected by Sandy
OPM says storm has not interrupted claims processing, checks.
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.
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