Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 1.6 Percent Pay Raise for Troops in 2017
The recommended increase is less than the 2.1 percent boost House lawmakers support.
Pay & Benefits
Progress Continues on Reducing the Federal Retirement Claims Backlog
The inventory of outstanding applications fell by 24 percent in April, following a decrease in March as well.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Planning: Get Your Questions Answered
Submit your questions and join our online discussion with a benefits expert on May 12.
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No Tuition Hike in Fall For Feds Pursuing Online Higher Ed Benefit
Enrollees in the truED program pay between $250 and $597 per month for a range of offerings from Champlain College.
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Is DHS Wasting Millions Paying Investigators It Doesn’t Need?
New report says CBP investigators may not be deserving of bonus pay they receive.
Pay & Benefits
What If...?
Readers weigh in on the potential of needing long-term care, and the insurance to cover it.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay Raise, Federal Hiring, VA Firing and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Seek Student Loan Tax Break for Severely Disabled, Including Vets
Bipartisan bill would eliminate IRS tax debt on forgiven student loans for permanently disabled and families whose child has died.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Repeals Cuts to Pentagon Travel Per Diems
Major Defense legislation advances that would scrap a 2014 department policy that slashed long-term travel reimbursement rates.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Grow for Second Month in a Row
All of the offerings in the federal retirement plan gained ground in April.
Management
Senators Unveil Massive Bill That Would Change How VA Manages Its Workforce
But it’s not clear whether the measure actually will make hiring and firing easier for the department.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Seeks to Boost Federal Employees' Use of Student Loan Repayment Benefit
Usage has ticked up in recent years, but White House wants agencies to improve communication to employees.
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Limits on Feds' Bonuses and Leave Included in Senate’s New Government Reform Package
Governmental affairs committee seeks to advance 15 bills through one vehicle.
Pay & Benefits
Why You Should Care About the Long Term
Weighing the costs of long term care – and the insurance that can help pay for it.
Management
Draft Legislation Would Revamp How VA Employees Are Hired, Fired and Paid
The proposals, which could be unveiled soon, would create a separate personnel and pay system for some senior executives – and make it easier to fire all employees.
Pay & Benefits
Problems Voting Overseas, Financial Management Help, Fair Pay Dustup and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Administrative Leave Overhaul
Lawmakers also pass bill to ensure employees who resign while under investigation don’t get away unscathed.
Management
TSP Officials Say They Might Need to Ask for More Money
The entity that oversees federal employees’ retirement plans already has obligated nearly 70 percent of its fiscal 2016 budget – mostly for cybersecurity needs.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Helping Combat-Wounded Vets Recoup Lost Severance Pay Advances
Defense has been improperly taxing the disability compensation of certain vets for more than two decades.
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