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Kellie Lunney
Senior Correspondent
Kellie Lunney covers federal pay and benefits issues, the budget process and financial management. After starting her career in journalism at Government Executive in 2000, she returned in 2008 after four years at sister publication National Journal writing profiles of influential Washingtonians. In 2006, she received a fellowship at the Ohio State University through the Kiplinger Public Affairs in Journalism program, where she worked on a project that looked at rebuilding affordable housing in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. She has appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, NPR and Feature Story News, where she participated in a weekly radio roundtable on the 2008 presidential campaign. In the late 1990s, she worked at the Housing and Urban Development Department as a career employee. She is a graduate of Colgate University.
House Bill Would Give Military 1.8 Percent Pay Raise
June 4, 2013 Members of the military would receive a 1.8 percent pay increase in 2014 under legislation the House Armed Services Committee is considering on Wednesday. Lawmakers are proposing a higher annual raise for service members next year than the 1 percent pay increase that President Obama recommended in his fiscal 2014 ...
Feds Can Donate Leave to Tornado Victims
June 3, 2013 Federal employees who want to help fellow workers affected by the storms and tornadoes in Oklahoma can donate their unused annual leave. President Obama on Monday directed the Office of Personnel Management to establish an emergency program to facilitate the transfer of leave among federal employees and provide guidance to ...
TSP Funds Lose Momentum in May
June 3, 2013 International stocks in the Thrift Savings Plan fell in May for the first time since February, according to the latest TSP figures. The I Fund experienced a 3.12 percent decrease last month, but is up 6.46 percent overall since January. The fund gained 5.32 percent in April. The TSP’s fixed ...
Secrets of Success
May 28, 2013 My family owned a 1984 Chevrolet Astro van when I was growing up. It was a gray, rambling tank that you wouldn’t dream of trying to parallel park. When the back fender showed signs of strain, my dad used duct tape to hold it together. It worked for a while, ...
No Furloughs at Agriculture Through September
May 23, 2013 The Agriculture Department will not have to furlough any of its employees in fiscal 2013 because of budget cuts. Congressional appropriators have approved the department’s request to shift funds within the Rural Development division to avoid furloughing about 4,800 employees because of sequestration, according to House and Senate aides. Lawmakers ...
Panel Provides Money for 1,600 More Customs and Border Staff
May 23, 2013 House appropriators on Wednesday approved legislation giving the Homeland Security Department more money to hire 1,600 new Customs and Border Protection officers in fiscal 2014. The House Appropriations Committee advanced the Homeland Security spending bill, which contains $38.9 billion in discretionary funds for the department’s fiscal 2014 budget, agreeing to ...
Wallet Woes Plague Military Families
May 23, 2013 Military families have a lot to worry about, and their biggest fears are over pay and benefits. A new survey shows a rising level of anxiety over compensation: Thirty-five percent of military families rated pay and benefits as their top concern in the 2013 report, conducted in late 2012, from ...
Agriculture Close To Avoiding Furloughs
May 21, 2013 It’s looking more likely that the Agriculture Department will not have to furlough any employees this fiscal year. Senate appropriators have approved the department’s request to shift funds within the Rural Development division to avoid furloughing about 4,800 employees because of sequestration, according to an aide. House lawmakers have not ...
Customs and Border Employees Might Escape Furloughs
May 20, 2013 Customs and border personnel could become the latest group of federal workers to receive a reprieve from furloughs this fiscal year. Customs and Border Protection, an agency within the Homeland Security Department, asked congressional appropriators for permission on Friday to transfer money within its budget to avoid furloughing employees through ...
Treasury Taps Federal Retirement Coffers Again
May 20, 2013 The Treasury Department once again is tapping federal retirement programs to buy the government more time to increase the nation’s debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday announced the extraordinary measures the government will use to avoid a default through the summer, including tapping into and suspending investments into ...
