Management
House Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, But Shutdown Threat Remains
Continuing resolution to keep agencies open through Feb. 16 will face a tougher vote in the Senate.
Pay & Benefits
Tax Planning in a Time of Change
The impact of tax reform on federal employees and retirees.
Pay & Benefits
VA Begins Using Expedited Hiring Authority to Fill Array of Critical Positions
Department is also offering large cash bonuses to recruit doctors and nurses.
Management
What Happened at the Defense Department During the 2013 Shutdown
Contractors and civilian employees will see furloughs.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and Benefits in a Shutdown, Expanded Naval Paternity Leave and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Democrat: Shutdown 'More Likely Than Not'
Reported White House resistance to a bipartisan DACA deal imperils budget talks.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Override Reported Plan to Freeze Feds' Pay in 2019
Bill would give federal employees a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase next year.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2018 Edition
The annual guide, by subject, to critical federal retirement information.
Oversight
Congress Likely to Consider Another Short-Term Funding Measure
House majority leader: Even if both parties reach a budget agreement before the Jan. 19 shutdown deadline, lawmakers will need additional time to craft a new bill.
Pay & Benefits
An Agency Curtails Telework, Annual Charitable Giving Campaign Ends and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
It's Unclear Whether Federal Prisons' Use of Employee Retention Incentives Is Working
Bureau of Prisons takes a short-term view with the incentive program and has flawed methods for assessing its effectiveness, watchdog finds.
Pay & Benefits
Fearing ‘Breaking Point,’ Border Security Officials Press for More Pay and Manpower
Republican lawmakers pledge to support the requests.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Redoubles Retirement Processing Efforts Ahead of January Surge
Last month the backlog reached its lowest point since June.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Offers Early Retirement to 26,000 Employees
Postal Service looks to shed staff after slowly adding workers for four years.
Oversight
No. 2 Senate Democrat Threatens Shutdown Over Immigration Issues
Durbin: White House proposal for $18 billion in wall funding is "outrageous."
Pay & Benefits
As New Deadline Looms, 25K Feds Await Court-Ordered Payout From Last Shutdown
Government, plaintiffs still sorting out exact amounts in liquidated damages.
Pay & Benefits
The Most Common Question About Federal Retirement
What was on the minds of readers more than anything else in 2017.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Extends Pay Freeze for Top Administration Officials
Officials now say the provision preventing pay raises for some Cabinet-level officials runs until the end of the current spending deal.
Pay & Benefits
VA Enables Vets to Discuss Marijuana Use With Doctors Without Losing Benefits
Department still prohibited from prescribing cannabis.
Pay & Benefits