Defense
VA seeks to improve treatment of women vets
A draft report says females suffer more from service-related issues than males and are less likely to access health care benefits.
Viewpoint
More Cuts On the Way
Federal employees are in line to do more to close the government’s spending gap. Here are five budget trends to watch.
Briefing
Serving Up Annuities
The Office of Personnel Management is finally chipping away at its 50,000-plus backlog of retirement claims, but many are still in limbo.
Defense
Senators join forces to contain TRICARE hikes
Bipartisan bill would cap increases to certain health insurance fees in the program.
Pay & Benefits
House approves military pay raise
Chamber’s 2013 Defense authorization bill also rejects administration’s TRICARE premium hikes for retirees.
Pay & Benefits
Panel advances military pay raise
House appropriators approve 1.7 percent pay boost for service members in fiscal 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Defensive Positions
Pay and benefits top the list of worries for military families, according to survey.
Oversight
Lawmakers urged to bring Hatch Act into the age of telework and social media
Legislation revising the law prohibiting feds from certain political activities doesn’t address technological advances.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam scales back on bonuses
The government handed out $43 million less in merit awards in 2011 than in 2010.
Defense
Active-duty military now can see America the Beautiful for free
The government waives park fees for service members and their families.
Pay & Benefits
Panel rejects proposals to raise military retirees’ health care premiums
House committee approves minor co-pay increases, but says Obama’s TRICARE hikes go ‘too far.’
Pay & Benefits
House passes fed pension hike
The bill requires government employees to contribute an additional 5 percent to their retirement benefits.
Management
Uncle Sam wants you, at every age
Final rules issued on government’s new strategy to attract students and recent grads of every generation.
Oversight
Whistleblower agency alerts White House to troubling pattern in aviation safety
Special counsel recommends more oversight of FAA, in an unusual report combining multiple allegations of safety lapses.
Pay & Benefits
Feds would pay more for pensions under House bill
Budget panel advances legislation requiring government employees to contribute 5 percent more toward retirement benefits starting in 2013.
Management
Service to America finalists announced
Thirty-three feds will compete for nine medals with cash awards between $3,000 and $10,000.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement claims backlog shrinks
OPM received fewer retirement applications in April and was able to chip away at its inventory.
Oversight
Postal watchdog keeps an eye on potential closures
Commission head is hopeful USPS will move slowly to close or consolidate post offices.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would boost TSP contribution rates
Draft legislation would link automatic increases and automatic enrollment in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Pay & Benefits
Senators plead for grace period on shuttering post offices
Bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to delay closures scheduled to begin May 15 until Congress enacts reform.
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