Pay & Benefits
Civilians in Iraq Receive Higher Premium Pay Through 2016
The latest OPM guidance on premium pay also applies to feds working on reconstruction and stabilization efforts in the country.
Pay & Benefits
New Leave Benefit for Eligible Disabled Vets Takes Effect in November
OPM publishes final rule on law giving up-front leave for medical appointments to vets with a 30 percent or more disability rating.
Pay & Benefits
Anger Over Skyrocketing Long-Term Care Premiums, the $333B Plan to Cut Feds’ Pay and Benefits, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Aren't Sure How Much They Are Saving By Letting Employees Telework
Data would inform better telework policy making, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Bounce Back in July
After losses in June, stock-based funds all end the month up more than 3 percent.
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Group Proposes $333 Billion in Cuts to Feds’ Pay and Benefits
Pay cuts, pension elimination and fewer vacation days all suggested.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Care Insurance: What Should You Do About Rate Hikes?
In the face of steep premium increases, participants face tough choices.
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Obama Has Until Aug. 31 to Offer Alternate Pay Raise Plan
Feds likely will receive a 1.6 percent pay increase in fiscal 2017, unless Congress intervenes.
Pay & Benefits
Purchase Card Oversight, Health Benefit Adjustment and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Move Nearly $2 Billion in TSP Savings to Safe, Low-Yield Investments Post-Brexit
Board cautions that enrollees keeping money in the G Fund are losing out on potential gains.
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Virginia Lawmakers Demand Answers on Long-Term Care Insurance Price Spike
Federal enrollees who do not change their coverage would end up paying $111 more per month on average for the insurance.
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OPM to Agencies: Let Feds Telework to Avoid Heat
Federal employees can also adjust their daily schedules to avoid high temperatures.
Pay & Benefits
Is Phased Retirement For You?
Assessing the option of gradually easing into post-government life.
Pay & Benefits
TRICARE Bill Would Decrease Government Revenue By $97 Million Over Next Decade
CBO estimates legislation allowing vets to opt in and out of military health care system to take advantage of health savings accounts would affect tax revenue.
Pay & Benefits
Wage Scale Change, Vets’ Preference Expansion, No-Interest Loans and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Defense Secretary Warns of ‘Widespread Negative Consequences’ If Senior Executive Corps is Cut
Ash Carter sent a letter to Capitol Hill objecting to several provisions in the NDAA, including one calling for a 25 percent SES reduction by 2019.
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GOP Platform: Cut Feds’ Pay and Benefits While Making It Easier to Fire Them
Democratic platform largely silent on federal employee issues.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Will Increase An Average of 83 Percent on Nov. 1
Most enrollees will see their rates spike unless they make changes to their coverage by Sept. 30.
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