Pay & Benefits

Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds 1.6 Percent Pay Raise in 2017

Figure includes a 1 percent base boost, and a 0.6 percent locality pay bump.

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OPM Proposal Could Change Health Care Coverage For Some Employees

Draft rule would allow agencies to require some workers to keep paying their FEHBP premiums when they are on leave without pay.

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TSA Union Says Heavy-Handed Leadership Is Making Employees’ Low Morale Worse

Agency is taking too many issues off the negotiating table, union says.

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You Took Our Hatch Act Quiz and Did Pretty Well, But...

That's not good enough to stay out of trouble.

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7 Questions to Answer Before Buying Life Insurance

Take advantage of next month’s rare open enrollment period to adjust your FEGLI coverage.

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Anger Mounts Over Long Term Care Premium Spike

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

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Agencies Can Indefinitely Suspend Indicted Feds, Board Rules

MSPB says an indictment is sufficient cause to believe an employee may go to prison.

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OPM Wants Agencies To Review Their Telework Data

Data collection and reporting on telework remain a "challenge" for agencies, says OPM.

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How Much Life Insurance Do You Really Need?

A rare open enrollment period next month provides an opportunity to reevaluate your costs.

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Union: Rank-and-File Employees Deserve Bigger Bonuses Next Year, Too

The administration’s decision to lift the performance award cap on senior executives should be applied to everyone in the workforce, federal advocates say.

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New Travel Regs and Shopping Benefits, Retirement Hitches and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

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EPA Paid Transit Benefits to Employees Who Left the Agency

Some offices were not checking if subsidy recipients worked there, or if they were eligible for the perk.

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Hurricane Season May Entitle Feds to Advance Pay, Enable Agencies to Skip Hiring Procedures

OPM puts out guidance to help employees and agencies deal with extreme weather.

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The Very Best Senior Executives Can Get Bigger Bonuses Next Year

OMB and OPM remind agencies that the aggregrate spending cap on SES performance awards will increase 2.7 percent beginning in October.

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Come October, Most Feds on Official Travel Will Have More Money for Lodging

The daily reimbursement for meals and incidentals will remain the same.

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Air Force Will Offer Drone Pilots $35,000 Retention Bonuses

The service this fall will start offering $10,000 more than the current annual rate to those who agree to stay in their jobs for another five years.

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A Retirement Guide for Every Stage of Your Career

Resources for early career, mid-career and pre-retirement planning.

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Federal Employee Settles After Allegedly Pretending to Have Cancer for Extra Time Off

ATF agent took 80 days of sick leave while working a private sector job.

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Retirement Backlog Numbers, Telework Data, Special Pay Rates, and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

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One in Five IRS Teleworkers Working Without Official Authorization

Only a small fraction have engaged in misconduct while teleworking, however.