Pay & Benefits
How Unions Hope to Protect Their Members Amid Upcoming Agency Reforms
Employee advocates urge management to consult with them early on in the reorganization process, but there is no legal obligation to do so.
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OPM Is Ready, but No Agencies Have Requested Separation Incentive Authority Yet
OPM has a team in place to quickly process requests that may come in.
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Federal Court Upholds Ruling That Working Capital Fund Employees Can Be Furloughed
Agencies have "broad discretion to take actions to control spending," appeals judges say.
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Lawmakers Renew Effort to Give TSA Screeners Civil Service Protections
Transportation security officers were exempt from Title 5 protections at establishment of agency.
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Life Changes and Benefits Changes
How to navigate the process of assessing your benefits options when life intervenes.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Threat Deferred, Uber Rides Reimbursed and More
A weekly roundup and pay and benefits news.
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Transparency Groups Protest White House Lack of Reporting on Staff Pay
Letter to Congress comes as ethics office presses Trump team for waiver count.
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Trump: Country Needs 'a Good Shutdown' in September
White House officials have repeatedly said a shutdown is never a desired outcome.
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TSP Grows Across All Funds in April
International stocks perform the best for the month.
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Leave Calculations
As your retirement date approaches, there are several considerations to keep in mind about usage of sick leave and annual leave.
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Officials Debate Implications of CBO Pay Report
Your weekly dose of pay and benefits news.
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Overall Public-Private Sector Compensation Gap Has Widened, CBO Finds
Analysis notes comparisons are difficult.
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TSP Director Resigns After a Decade on the Job
The governing board appointed Ravindra Deo to replace Greg Long on an acting basis.
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Should You Take a Buyout?
With agencies under orders to downsize, it’s becoming more than a hypothetical question.
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Lawmakers Propose Restoring Defense Per Diem Rates
A bipartisan measure would repeal unpopular Pentagon restrictions adopted in 2014.
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A Guide to Your Pay and Benefits During a Government Shutdown, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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EPA To Offer Employees Buyouts, Early Retirement This Year
The agency is also continuing a freeze on external hiring.
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How the Tax-Filing Process Confuses Americans About Tax Policy
The vexed relationship people have with IRS forms tends to make them more conservative.
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Will Social Security Last?
Assessing the long-term prospects for the program, and how it fits into your retirement plan.
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