Pay & Benefits

How to Make Performance Reviews Less Terrible – Especially Given the Challenges of Supervising Remote Workers

Performance reviews were always a challenge, but even more so in the age of hybrid work, when some employees are in the office more often than others.

  • Yalcin Acikgoz, The Conversation

GovExec Daily: Retirement Planning Tricks for All Feds

NARFE's Erin Carter joins the show to discuss how public servants should plan for their future.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Employee Group Calls for Federal Abortion Leave After Roe v. Wade is Overturned

The Department of Justice Gender Equity Network asked the administration to authorize paid leave in cases where federal employees need to travel across state lines to receive abortion services.

  • Erich Wagner

Life Insurance for Current Employees

Assessing your coverage options.

  • Tammy Flanagan

A Few Feds Might Be Eligible for a Bigger Tax Refund from Trump’s Social Security Tax Deferral

The IRS sent out a notice that some might need to file an amended return, but most federal employees don’t need to worry about it.

  • Erich Wagner

A Bill to Standardize Federal Retiree Cost of Living Raises, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

Figuring Out How Much Life Insurance You Need

It depends on several factors.

  • Tammy Flanagan

The House Has Approved Federal Firefighter Workers Comp Reform, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

As Lawmakers Talk Big Pay Raises, Managers Bemoan Pay Compression

According to the Congressional Research Service, the cap on General Schedule pay is now impacting pay raises in 30 different locality pay areas across the country.

  • Erich Wagner

The Rewards of Giving and Receiving Great Public Service

They’re not just financial.

  • Tammy Flanagan

The Forest Service Rushes to Hire Enough Firefighters Ahead of Wildfire Season

Stakeholders warn shortages again threaten the Biden's administration's approach to combatting the fires.

  • Eric Katz

The Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Flood Gates Have Opened

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

Nearly All of the TSP Funds Continued Their 2022 Tumble in April

Only the government securities (G) fund finished last month in the black.

  • Erich Wagner
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More Than 60 Democratic Lawmakers Want a 5.1% Raise for Feds

The lawmakers asked the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee to override President Biden’s plan to offer an average 4.6% raise for federal employees in 2023.

  • Erich Wagner

When the Sum in a Lump Sum Payment Falls Short

Some employees who retired at the end of last year got smaller payments than expected.

  • Tammy Flanagan

Agencies Ease Disability Benefits Rules for Feds, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

VA Will Provide Presumptive Disability Coverage to Vets with Respiratory Cancers

Veterans who have developed any number of nine rare cancers associated with burn pits will no longer have to prove that their conditions were caused during their service overseas.

  • Erich Wagner

When to Leave to Maximize Your Lump Sum Annual Leave Payment

The best dates to retire in the coming years to get the most out of what you’re owed for unused time off.

  • Tammy Flanagan

It's Now Easier for Federal Firefighters to File for Workers Comp

For an array of chronic illnesses that have been linked with firefighting as a profession, federal firefighters will no longer have to prove precisely what incident caused their ailment.

  • Erich Wagner

The Political Appointee Pay Freeze Continues, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

  • Erich Wagner

Feds Can Now Donate to Ukraine Relief Efforts Directly From Their Paychecks

Between now and June 30, federal workers can pledge to donate to thousands of charities working on relief efforts in Ukraine as part of a special round of the Combined Federal Campaign.

  • Erich Wagner