Defense
Survey: Military families report concern over potential TRICARE fee hike
Fifty-two percent of respondents said they plan to save more for health care expenses during retirement.
Pay & Benefits
USPS proposal to leave federal health benefits program questioned
Agency could save money by contributing less to premium costs, according to consultant.
Pay & Benefits
FERS Fact Check
How much do federal employees contribute to their overall retirement benefits?
Pay & Benefits
Life insurance premium changes on the way for some feds
Affected employees and retirees will see decreases or increases depending on their plans.
News
Maryland Democrat is not optimistic super committee will spare feds
Sen. Ben Cardin won’t be surprised if deficit reduction panel recommends reducing government employees’ retirement benefits.
News
Federal managers support program cuts, fewer contractors
Survey respondents do not favor further proposals targeting pay and benefits to reduce the deficit.
Oversight
Public-private pay gap widens
Washington and Miami are exceptions to the rule, according to latest statistics.
Pay & Benefits
Playing Defense
The issue of military compensation reform continues to percolate amid talk of Defense budget cuts.
Oversight
House panel approves bill to shrink federal workforce
Oversight committee amends legislation to include contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Panel considers bill to shrink federal workforce through attrition
House committee is set to mark up Rep. Mick Mulvaney's measure to reduce government workforce by 10 percent over three years.
Briefing
Hatching a New Plan
Reform of the 72-year-old law that restricts certain political activities by government workers has been slow in coming.
Pay & Benefits
OMB employees split over labor representation
Professional staff votes against bargaining unit, while smaller group opts to join union.
Pay & Benefits
Union opposes pension contribution proposal
Group takes particular issue with provision requiring employees of nontaxpayer funded Tennessee Valley Authority to pay into retirement plans.
Pay & Benefits
Super Secretive
What’s the latest on deficit reduction proposals related to federal pay and benefits? You’d never guess from watching the public super committee hearings.
Pay & Benefits
TSP contribution cap to increase in 2012
Employees will be able to add up to $17,000 to their retirement plans next year.
Defense
Defense officials downplay panel’s role in revamping military retirement
Pentagon is reviewing its compensation structure for service members, including changes to pension benefits.
Defense
Senate approves COLA hike for disabled vets
Bill provides 3.6 percent increase and also boosts benefits to surviving spouses and children.
Pay & Benefits
Reviewing the 3Rs
OPM wants to know how much agencies spent on recruitment, retention and relocation incentives during the past two years.
Defense
Former ICE employee admits stealing from the government
Ahmed Adil Abdallat faces up to 10 years in prison for misusing a diplomatic passport and submitting false travel expenses.
Pay & Benefits
Federal retirees will see COLA boost in 2012
CSRS retirees receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment increase as food and gas prices rise, while FERS retirees get a 2.6 percent bump.
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