Pay & Benefits
When Can You Retire?
It’s a straightforward question, but the answer can be complicated.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Budget Plan that Would Cut Federal Employee Benefits
Retirement program, health care cuts could be in the offing for workers.
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CHIP Reauthorization Efforts Hit Partisan Roadblocks on Capitol Hill
Fights over funding and amendments could further delay a process that has no time to spare.
Management
The Department of Justice Takes a Stand Against Transgender Rights in the Workplace
A new memo rescinds an Obama-era policy on gender-identity discrimination, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court fight.
Nextgov
House Bill Starts Internet Surveillance Debate, Round 2
The bill would rein in surveillance authorities but is still opposed by civil liberties groups.
Oversight
A Definition of 'Love' From the Food and Drug Administration
A federal agency managed to do what so few poets and lovers never could.
Defense
The U.S. Will Be Dropping A Lot More Bombs on Afghanistan
More air support for Afghan forces will help drive the Taliban to the negotiating table, Mattis and Dunford tell Congress.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Secretaries of State Are Just Like Us
Rex Tillerson's called a press conference to dispute that he called President Donald Trump a "moron."
Management
Needed: A Commitment to Effective Performance Management
Civil service reform is important, but without management reform it’s unlikely to generate the expected results.
Nextgov
House Cyber Leader Wants to Give Equifax the Kaspersky Treatment
Rep. John Ratcliffe wants DHS to issue a binding operational directive to end a $7 million Equifax contract with IRS.
Nextgov
FBI’s Cyber Strategy: Shame The Hackers
The agency is trying to take a more preventive, and not a reactive, security strategy.
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Senate Committee Approves Automated Vehicle Bill
Not everyone is satisfied with the preemption language.
Management
Survey: Federal Senior Execs Lack Sufficient Authority to Drive Change
Career leaders “don’t feel empowered,” professional association says.
Management
Interior Whistleblower Resigns, Citing 'All-Out Assault on the Civil Service'
Joel Clement deplores Ryan Zinke’s leadership, encourages colleagues to "persist" and "resist."
Management
What's Happening With the Relief Effort in Puerto Rico?
A timeline of the unprecedented catastrophe of Hurricane Maria
Nextgov
The White House's Cyber Tool Wish List
Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider pushed for tools that are easy to use but can share threat info in real time.
Pay & Benefits
More Help for Feds Affected by Hurricanes and More Flexibility for Those Who Want to Volunteer
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 6.1 Percent More Toward Health Insurance Premiums in 2018
Workers can expect to pay an average of $5.57 to $12.55 more per pay period, depending on their plan.
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