Management
Senate Appropriators Join House in Blocking OPM-GSA Merger
Senators go with Trump's latest proposal for a 2.6% civilian pay raise for 2020 but no locality increase, while the House has approved an average 3.1% raise.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Paid Federal Employees $3.7 Billion Not to Work During Recent Shutdowns
One department lost 90 employees during the most recent lapse, while another slashed hiring by nearly 40%.
Pay & Benefits
TSP: Thousands Already Making Use of New Withdrawal System
The board that governs the 401(k)-style retirement savings program authorized a 6.9% budget increase for the agency Monday.
Pay & Benefits
Interior to Offer Large Relocation Incentive to Employees Who Move Out West
The offer exceeds one recently provided by the Agriculture Department for a move to Kansas City.
Pay & Benefits
Best Dates to Retire 2020
Your annual guide to choosing an optimal day to start the next phase of your life.
Pay & Benefits
Details on the President’s Proposed 2020 Pay Raise, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Employee Health Support Programs Restored After Weeklong Outage
Department officials said a "previously unidentified contracting issue" led to a temporary suspension of programs designed to help employees cope with substance abuse and other mental health problems.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Seeks to Quash Lawsuit Over OPM Hack
Government says feds are not entitled to damages as hackers intended to use the personal information they gathered for spying, not identity theft or fraud.
Pay & Benefits
5 Tips to a Quicker Retirement
Achieving your financial goals in a shorter time frame.
Pay & Benefits
Employee Groups Encouraged by End to Pay Freeze Threat
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Take a Tumble in August
Only two of the Thrift Savings Plan’s portfolios ended last month in the black.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Endorses 2.6% Across the Board Pay Raise for Federal Workers
In a surprise move Friday, the president abandoned his quest for a pay freeze in 2020, although there will be no locality pay adjustment under his plan.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Question TSP Foreign Investment Decisions, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Patent and Trademark Office Examiners Receive Monetary Awards With Insufficient Oversight
Some staff are allowed to make manual changes to their hours worked, while part-time patent examiners’ schedules are often not up to date in the awards calculation system.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Flexibilities Are Weeks Away, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
USDA Slashes Buyout Payments for Scientific Agency Employees By 60% Ahead of Relocation
Employees of research agencies have less than a week to decide whether to accept $10,000 voluntary separation payments, despite being offered upwards of $25,000 in June.
Pay & Benefits
What Needs to Happen for Civilians to Get a 2020 Pay Raise
Trump is likely to announce by the end of August his intent to institute a pay freeze, and Congress would need to override him.
Pay & Benefits
What Happens to Your Retirement Paperwork
A complex and often slow process unfolds after you apply.
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