Management
Feds: Tell Your Manager How You Really Feel -- With No Repercussions
OPM will start sending out the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey at the end of April.
Pay & Benefits
Momentum for a 5.3 Percent Raise, the Stubborn Retirement Backlog and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Urge Pentagon to Postpone Cuts to Autism Coverage for Military Kids
Proposed reductions in reimbursement rates for a popular therapy offered under TRICARE would take effect on March 30.
Management
VA Senior Executives Feel 'Demoralized' and 'Betrayed' Over Latest Hiring and Firing Proposal
New survey shows department’s SES corps fear moving top career leaders out of Title 5 will hurt recruitment and retention efforts.
Pay & Benefits
House Republicans Look to Boost Pentagon's Civilian Workforce Through Hiring Reform
Bill would make it easier for temporary employees to get full-time jobs.
Pay & Benefits
A Fresh Look at How Much Money You Need To Retire
Don’t assume the same income percentage target applies to everyone.
Pay & Benefits
Insurance for Domestic Partners, Pay Cuts for Federal Agents and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Show Slight Signs of Improvement in February
Still, many ended the month in the red or with very small gains.
Pay & Benefits
Senators to Pentagon: Don't Mess With Commissary Employees' Compensation
A proposal would convert workers to a different personnel structure, potentially reducing their pay and benefits.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Backs Capping Admin Leave at 14 Days Each Year
Both chambers of Congress look to rein in practice agencies have abused for years.
Pay & Benefits
FEHBP Insurance Carriers Must Cover Autism Treatment Beginning in 2017
Since 2013, providers have had the option of covering applied behavior analysis for children on the autism spectrum.
Management
VA Tries to Punish Senior Leaders in Cincinnati for Misconduct
Department proposed firing Jack Hetrick, but he retired; Dr. Barbara Temeck has been reassigned pending further discipline.
Pay & Benefits
The New Rules of the Social Security Game
What happens after the elimination of the traditional “file and suspend” strategy?
Pay & Benefits
Help With Student Loans, Paid Sick Leave for Contractors
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Give Federal Employees a 5.3 Pay Raise in 2017
The legislation would provide a 3.9 percent base pay bump, and a 1.4 percent boost in locality pay.
Oversight
Hoyer to Union: Lawmakers Shouldn't Use 'Bureaucrat as an Epithet'
NTEU announces 2016 legislative priorities in pay, benefits and workplace rights.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal Would Give Some VA Senior Executives More Pay
MSPB appeal rights also would be stripped, according to the department’s draft document under consideration on Capitol Hill.
Management
VA Deputy Says He Has Confidence in Senior Executives He Demoted
Judges' decisions to reinstate Diana Rubens and Kim Graves demonstrate the thorny personnel issues a 2014 law is creating.
Pay & Benefits