Pay & Benefits
Transparency Groups Protest White House Lack of Reporting on Staff Pay
Letter to Congress comes as ethics office presses Trump team for waiver count.
Management
Trump: Country Needs 'a Good Shutdown' in September
White House officials have repeatedly said a shutdown is never a desired outcome.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Grows Across All Funds in April
International stocks perform the best for the month.
Pay & Benefits
Leave Calculations
As your retirement date approaches, there are several considerations to keep in mind about usage of sick leave and annual leave.
Pay & Benefits
Officials Debate Implications of CBO Pay Report
Your weekly dose of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Overall Public-Private Sector Compensation Gap Has Widened, CBO Finds
Analysis notes comparisons are difficult.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Director Resigns After a Decade on the Job
The governing board appointed Ravindra Deo to replace Greg Long on an acting basis.
Pay & Benefits
Should You Take a Buyout?
With agencies under orders to downsize, it’s becoming more than a hypothetical question.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose Restoring Defense Per Diem Rates
A bipartisan measure would repeal unpopular Pentagon restrictions adopted in 2014.
Pay & Benefits
A Guide to Your Pay and Benefits During a Government Shutdown, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
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.
Pay & Benefits
Will Social Security Last?
Assessing the long-term prospects for the program, and how it fits into your retirement plan.
Pay & Benefits
Predicted Federal Retirement Spike Hasn’t Materialized, But a Pay Raise Has
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
White House Confirms It Will Propose 1.9 Percent Pay Raise for Feds Next Year
Increase would be slightly smaller than the 2017 raise.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill Protecting Federal Employee Pay Ahead of Possible Shutdown
Cardin’s measure would ensure both furloughed and exempted workers get back pay upon the federal government’s reopening.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Propose Loosening TSP Withdrawal Restrictions
The retirement plan’s governing board requested the bill.
Pay & Benefits
Timely Tax Tips
It’s important to think through the tax implications of retiring from government.
Pay & Benefits
Union Fires Back at Pension-Cutting Bill, the IRS Gets Managers’ Pay Wrong and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits