Pay & Benefits
What Federal Employees Should Know About Their Pay If There Is a Shutdown at the End of This Month
Unlike previous closures, furloughed workers would be guaranteed retroactive compensation once government reopens.
Four Rules for Picking a Retirement Date
A guide to deciding exactly when to move on.
What's Known So Far About the Vaccine Mandate for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Career Prosecutors Continue Push for Pay Equity
According to Justice Department statistics, only 65% of assistant U.S. attorneys are paid equivalent to a GS-15 or above, while the attorney corps at several other subcomponents are over 90% GS-15s.
Life Insurance Premiums Are Changing
New rates are coming to FEGLI in October.
OPM Adds Tribal School Workers to FEHBP, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
OPM Announces Leave Transfer Program for Feds in Four States Following Hurricane Ida
Feds in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and New Jersey could be able to take extra time off to recover from the storm.
Provisions Easing Firefighter Shift Trades and Equalizing Locality Pay Make It Into Major Defense Bill
The odds of two key priorities of federal employee unions becoming law shot up as they were attached to the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
When Time and Funds Run Out
The Social Security and Medicare trust funds are projected to be insolvent in a few years. What can be done about it?
Most TSP Funds Continue Their Climb in August, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Biden Formalizes Plan for Average 2.7% Raise for Civilian Feds in 2022
The White House published an alternative pay plan for the federal workforce providing a 2.2% across the board raise along with an average increase of 0.5% to locality pay.
Sorry, These Retirement Rumors Just Aren’t True
If it sounds too good to be true—well, you know the rest.
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