Management
Senate delays STOCK Act for senior execs
Bill postpones online publication of feds’ finances until Dec. 8.
Pay & Benefits
Congress approves extended pay freeze
Six-month spending measure avoids a government shutdown as fiscal year winds down.
Pay & Benefits
Health premiums for feds will increase 3.4 percent in 2013
Enrollees on average will shell out less than $7 more per pay period.
Pay & Benefits
Diet COLA on the Horizon
Federal retirees could receive a 1.4 percent cost-of-living boost in 2013, down from 3.6 percent in 2012.
Oversight
Romney wishes some feds weren’t unionized
GOP presidential nominee hints that he would root out more bad seeds in the government workforce if allowed.
Management
Lawmakers could change STOCK Act provisions before leaving town
Senior executives’ group hopes Congress will alter online financial disclosure rules for thousands of feds.
Management
CBO: Placing feds on unpaid leave wouldn’t really affect spending
Bill lets agencies stop paying senior execs accused of wrongdoing for up to 180 days pending an investigation.
Management
Report confirms feds would feel the effects of sequestration
White House official cites ‘significant impact,’ but provides no details on job losses or furloughs.
Pay & Benefits
House approves extended pay freeze
Lawmakers pass legislation to keep government running for the next six months.
Pay & Benefits
Forget the Pay Freeze: Start Worrying About Health Care Costs
Military retirees’ health care fees will increase on Oct. 1; the jury is still out for federal civilian employees.
Pay & Benefits
Washington gives props to feds at annual awards gala
Nonprofit group honors civil servants for wide-ranging work in medicine, transportation safety, and law enforcement.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker seeks temporary postal reform in continuing resolution
Congress is still at odds over how to fix financially ailing Postal Service.
Pay & Benefits
Appropriators make pay freeze extension official
Stopgap spending measure continues current salary freeze on feds and lawmakers for next six months.
Pay & Benefits
Poll: Feds are fed up with charity campaign
Informal survey finds most feds do not plan to contribute to government’s annual giving drive.
Pay & Benefits
Spending cuts likely to trigger furloughs
Budget expert is not optimistic Congress will reach deal to avoid governmentwide cuts before deadline.
Pay & Benefits
OPM makes slow but steady progress on retirement backlog
Many federal retirees still have to wait months for full annuity checks.
Tech
Obama expands military suicide prevention programs
Executive order directs agencies to ramp up mental health care services for vets and families.
Pay & Benefits
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