Pay & Benefits
A Paycheck Foul-Up, and Changes to TSP Catch-Up Contributions
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Merit Board Offers Advice to Fix Reskilling Program That Hasn't Translated to Any New Job Placements
A pilot program to train some non-IT workers with technology skills has not resulted in anyone switching jobs, largely because participants would have needed to take a pay cut.
Senate Passes Bill to Provide Higher Pay to VA Execs
Measure also prevents department from having to collect compensation it already paid out.
Postal Service Sees More Cuts to Workforce Costs to Avoid Running Out of Money by 2024
In new strategic plan, postal management lays out a dire financial picture.
The Index: 2020 Edition
A guide to the most important and relevant Retirement Planning columns of the past 14 years.
A Paid Leave Update, and a Bill to Improve Feds’ Due Process Rights
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Interior Still Threatening to Deny Incentives to Employees It Has Relocated West
Employees have already decided if they will move, but Interior says a lack of additional appropriations from Congress could block promised financial assistance.
White House Tasks Agencies With Getting Injured Feds Back on the Job Faster
New initiative would also seek to reduce workplace injuries to decrease "the financial burden of injury on taxpayers."
The Two Most Hated Provisions in Government Retirement
Nobody likes policies that reduce their benefits.
OPM Reduces Retirement Backlog, and Gas Reimbursement Rates Decrease Slightly
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Feds at Two Major Agencies Would Not Get Paid Parental Leave Under New Law
A law authorizing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers applies only to Title 5 employees, leaving workers at TSA, FAA and elsewhere fearing they will miss out. Democrats are working to change that.
EPA Circumvents Bonus Caps by Awarding Vacation Days
Highest-ranked employees received the most time off, IG finds.
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