Pay & Benefits

TRICARE Bill Would Decrease Government Revenue By $97 Million Over Next Decade

CBO estimates legislation allowing vets to opt in and out of military health care system to take advantage of health savings accounts would affect tax revenue.

Management

Defense Secretary Warns of ‘Widespread Negative Consequences’ If Senior Executive Corps is Cut

Ash Carter sent a letter to Capitol Hill objecting to several provisions in the NDAA, including one calling for a 25 percent SES reduction by 2019.

Management

Most Americans Are Worried About Affordable Housing But Neither Party Is Really Talking About It

A new poll finds that 71 percent of respondents think the presidential candidates should focus on the issue.

Pay & Benefits

Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Will Increase An Average of 83 Percent on Nov. 1

Most enrollees will see their rates spike unless they make changes to their coverage by Sept. 30.

Pay & Benefits

Are Federal Pay and Benefits Too Generous?

A conservative Washington think tank claims they are in a new set of proposed personnel reforms.

Management

Former Presidential Candidate Tries Again To Remove Bad VA Employees

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced another accountability bill that aims to make it easier to fire all department workers.

Management

House: No Bonuses For DHS Officials Who Can’t Take Care of Government Cars

The chamber passed a bill tying performance awards to stronger oversight of department’s vehicle fleets.

Pay & Benefits

Outlook for 2017 COLA Will Get a Bit Clearer Later This Week

The next data point comes out on Friday, but it’s too soon to tell if retirees will receive a modest boost, or no COLA, next year.

Management

Trump Wants to Reward Good VA Employees, and Fire the Bad Ones

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee announces a department reform plan that focused heavily on accountability.

Management

House, Senate Disagree Over Veterans’ Preference

The upper chamber wants to limit preferential treatment, but a House bill would prohibit changes to the long-standing practice.

Management

As VA Tackles Veteran Suicide, Its Image Problem Continues to Hurt Doc Recruitment

The department's most comprehensive analysis of veteran suicide ever estimates that 20 veterans a day kill themselves.

Management

Lawmakers Want to Fast Track Hiring and Firing For Yet Another Troubled Federal Agency

The newest target is the Indian Health Service, an agency with a culture of "cronyism and corruption," senators say.

News

John McCain Goes Straight Talk Express on Defense Personnel Reform

Republican senator riffs on "abysmal" USAJOBS site and the Pentagon’s "perverse bureaucratic culture."

Pay & Benefits

TSP Struggles in June

The international fund took the biggest hit, but four of the TSP’s offerings made modest gains.

Pay & Benefits

SES Performance Award Spending Cap Will Increase to 7.5 Percent in October

The change is part of a series of Obama administration reforms to improve the Senior Executive Service.

Management

More Than $100 Million in Taxpayer Money Mistakenly Went to Vets in Prison

Audit says VA dropped the ball on monitoring overpayments to incarcerated vets because it was so focused on reducing the disability claims backlog.

Pay & Benefits

Members of Congress Really Seem to Like the TSP

Lawmakers put forward yet another proposal to create a retirement account for American workers modeled after feds' Thrift Savings Plan.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Tells Feds Not to Panic After Brexit Vote Sends Markets Tumbling

Without mentioning England’s historic decision to leave the E.U., the Thrift Savings Plan board on Friday reminded enrollees that retirement planning is a long-term strategy.