Pay & Benefits
The Very Best Senior Executives Can Get Bigger Bonuses Next Year
OMB and OPM remind agencies that the aggregrate spending cap on SES performance awards will increase 2.7 percent beginning in October.
Management
VA Employees Will Display Their Creative Problem-Solving in Washington
An all-day event on Monday features innovative ideas from across the country designed to make the department more responsive to veterans.
Pay & Benefits
Air Force Will Offer Drone Pilots $35,000 Retention Bonuses
The service this fall will start offering $10,000 more than the current annual rate to those who agree to stay in their jobs for another five years.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Numbers, Telework Data, Special Pay Rates, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
VA Blows $300,000 On The Wrong TVs
The Detroit medical center ordered televisions that didn’t fit in its facility, so they sat in storage for nearly three years.
Management
Fight Over Lucrative TRICARE Contracts Won’t Affect Beneficiaries, Defense Says
Three health insurance companies have filed bid protests over multi-billion dollar Defense health care contracts.
Management
Low Pay and Geography Contribute to Hiring Woes at Immigration Detention Facilities
Homeland Security has struggled for years to recruit and retain mental health providers for detainees, says watchdog.
Management
Surprise Inspections Show VA Health Care Improvement Since Phoenix Scandal
But the agency’s continuing struggle to hire and keep staff hurts vets’ access to care, says the Joint Commission.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Tells Agencies to Submit Annual Special Pay Rate Requests
Federal employees in certain hard-to-fill jobs can be paid more than regular General Schedule salaries.
Pay & Benefits
Civilians in Iraq Receive Higher Premium Pay Through 2016
The latest OPM guidance on premium pay also applies to feds working on reconstruction and stabilization efforts in the country.
Pay & Benefits
New Leave Benefit for Eligible Disabled Vets Takes Effect in November
OPM publishes final rule on law giving up-front leave for medical appointments to vets with a 30 percent or more disability rating.
Oversight
Watchdog: Some FHA-Approved Homes in Flint Had Unsafe Water
HUD did not properly oversee water testing for lead and copper in several properties that received FHA-insured loans.
Oversight
New Law Imposes Income Cap on Public Housing Residents
Measure aims to strengthen oversight of extremely over-income public housing tenants and ensure needy families aren’t shut out.
Defense
Families of Fallen Service Members Demand Apology From Trump
Group says the Republican’s remarks about the parents of a Muslim-American killed in action are “repugnant” and “anti-American.”
Pay & Benefits
Obama Has Until Aug. 31 to Offer Alternate Pay Raise Plan
Feds likely will receive a 1.6 percent pay increase in fiscal 2017, unless Congress intervenes.
Management
Military and Vets Groups Seek To Defend VA Firing Law in Court
The organizations want to weigh in on the case involving former senior executive Sharon Helman.
Oversight
Congressional Committee Seeks Cop Killers' VA Medical Records
It is not clear whether veterans Gavin Eugene Long and Micah Xavier Johnson suffered from PTSD.
Management
Clinton Promises VA Reform Will Be a Top Priority If She’s Elected
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s Monday speech marked a departure from last fall, when she said the department’s problems were not as “widespread” as some claimed.
Pay & Benefits
Virginia Lawmakers Demand Answers on Long-Term Care Insurance Price Spike
Federal enrollees who do not change their coverage would end up paying $111 more per month on average for the insurance.
Oversight
Clinton's Vice Presidential Pick Has a Record of Supporting Federal Employees
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has backed efforts to protect the pay and benefits of federal workers and service members.
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