Pay & Benefits
House Democrats: Hold Hearings on the 'Degradation of the Federal Workforce'
Oversight lawmakers want more transparency on Trump’s efforts to cut federal rolls.
Pay & Benefits
TSP: House Proposal Would Make G-Fund 'Virtually Worthless'
Change to securities fund’s rate of return would cut interest by more than half.
Pay & Benefits
When Can You Retire?
It’s a straightforward question, but the answer can be complicated.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Budget Plan that Would Cut Federal Employee Benefits
Retirement program, health care cuts could be in the offing for workers.
Pay & Benefits
More Help for Feds Affected by Hurricanes and More Flexibility for Those Who Want to Volunteer
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 6.1 Percent More Toward Health Insurance Premiums in 2018
Workers can expect to pay an average of $5.57 to $12.55 more per pay period, depending on their plan.
Pay & Benefits
Reforms Allowing Agencies to Hire Faster Advance Through Senate Panel
Students, recent graduates and applicants for hard-to-fill jobs may soon be eligible for direct appointments.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 60% Increase in Buyout Payments for Feds
The $15,000 bump in VSIPs could make leaving government more appealing to employees as agencies look for ways to decrease the size of their workforces.
Management
How the VA Is Blocking Marijuana Research Veterans Say Could Save Lives
Some vets credit cannabis with saving their lives, but VA won’t help researchers who want to study the drug’s effects on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Overseers to Consider Bill Raising Maximum Buyout Payment By $15K
The legislation comes as agencies plan to downsize their workforces at the direction of the Trump administration.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Gained Ground in September
Only the fixed-income fund lost value last month.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Department Announces TRICARE Changes for 2018
Service members will be required to opt into TRICARE during next open enrollment period to continue to use the health care program.
Management
USPS Defaults on Billions in Mandatory Payments, Despite Scheduled Relief
Lawmaker joins agency in renewing call for comprehensive postal reform.
Pay & Benefits
What Makes the FERS Supplement Special
For certain groups of employees, it’s especially important.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog: OPM Denied 20 Percent of Agency Requests to Let Political Appointees 'Burrow In'
Denied requests violated merit system principles; in all political-to-career conversions that actually went through since 2010, agencies followed the rules.
Management
VA Still Well Short of the Doctors It Needs Despite Small Gains
Most of the department's new hires were offset but employees leaving, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Bonuses for Surpluses, Another Federal Pay Comparison, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
News
Report: Feds Are Getting Older and the Government Can't Hire Young People
An exhaustive study of the public service workforce shows the age is shifting significantly older.
Management
State Dept. Reform Plan Aims to Couple Drastic Cuts With Making Employees’ Lives Easier
Department spells out five tenets of redesign; Democrats skeptical of intentions.
Oversight