Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration, Reversing Trend, Sheds 11,000 Federal Employees in Six Months
Agencies had gained 50,000 feds during Obama’s last two years.
Oversight
Budget Chief Vows U.S. 'Will Never Default on Its Debt'
A default would put federal paychecks in jeopardy.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security Offers Nearly Its Entire Workforce Early Retirement
About one-quarter of employees would be eligible to take advantage of the offer.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Charge Brokers In TSP Fraud Scheme
Four brokers are accused of fraud in a scam to roll employees’ TSP funds into higher-fee products.
Pay & Benefits
USPS' Pay for Performance System Isn't Rewarding Top Performing Employees
Workers are being punished for their colleagues' shortcomings.
Pay & Benefits
Plan Ahead and Reap the Benefits You’ve Earned
Get started early, and don’t just follow the crowd.
Pay & Benefits
GI Bill Expansion Heads to President’s Desk
Legislation passed unanimously in both chambers of Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Bill to Boost VA Hiring, Private Care Heads to Trump's Desk
Measure will provide $3.9 billion in emergency funds to VA.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Threatens To Ax Some Feds' Health Care Subsidies, OPM Rolls Out SES Plan, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
There's No Proven Need for Trump's Mandated Hiring Spree at Homeland Security, IG Says
Two agencies would need 1.2 million applicants to fulfill Trump's request, given current hiring and attrition rates.
Pay & Benefits
All TSP Funds in the Black in July
Each portfolio in the 401(k)-style retirement program for federal employees saw modest growth last month.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Insider Appointed as the Retirement Plan's New Executive Director
Ravindra Deo has served as acting head of federal employees’ 401(k)-style retirement program since April.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Democrats Join Din of Retirement Cut Opposition
Lawmakers argue some cuts target federal workers who are forced to retire before Social Security eligibility.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans Take First Shots at Slashing Individual Federal Employees’ Salaries
"Where does this end?" asks Democratic lawmaker, who called process an "abuse of federal employees."
Pay & Benefits
Ten Republicans Urge Oversight Committee Chair Not to Cut Retirement Benefits for Feds
But a group of 150 House Republicans released a budget proposal calling for even steeper cuts to pay and benefits than those already on the table.
Pay & Benefits
Thinking About Getting Out of Government? Here’s What You Need to Know
What midcareer employees should consider before leaving federal service.
Defense
Two Big Things That Aren’t Changing After Donald Trump’s Tweets On His Transgender Military Ban
One, nothing is different until he actually tells the Pentagon. Two, Americans who change gender still must register for the draft. It's the law
Pay & Benefits
More Than a Dozen Unions Announce Opposition to OPM Nominee
Goerge Nesterczuk has gone two months without receiving a confirmation hearing.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Asks Congress to Renew Expired Authority to Exceed Salary Cap
Authority was the most efficient path toward being able to attract highly-skilled technical expertise, commissioner says.
Defense