Pay & Benefits

2016 Federal Pay Tables Are Out

Top senior executives will earn $1,800 more in annual salary next year than they did in 2015.

Pay & Benefits

Feds Interested In Self-Plus-One Have Another Shot in February

OPM announces limited enrollment period – and record number of transactions during Open Season.

Pay & Benefits

Hourly Federal Employees Will Receive a Pay Raise Too

Omnibus caps blue-collar feds' pay bump at same rate GS workers will receive.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Makes It Official: 1.3 Percent Pay Raise for 2016

The order also implements a 1.3 percent pay raise for uniformed military service members.

Pay & Benefits

It's Official: There Won't Be a Government Shutdown

Congress easily clears massive omnibus spending bill, and Obama signs it.

Management

Are Snow Days in Washington A Thing of the Past?

Telework is an increasingly important tool for agencies and employees during bad weather and other emergencies that trigger federal closures.

Pay & Benefits

VA to Make It Easier For Camp Lejeune Vets to Get Disability Compensation

Department is working on final rules that recognize eight medical conditions associated with drinking water contamination at the Marine training base between 1953 and 1987.

Defense

Obama Says of San Bernardino: 'We Are in a New Phase of Terrorism'

The president met with intelligence specialists at the National Counterterrorism Center on Thursday.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Modernization, Take Five

A Q&A with the CEO of the company hired to undertake the latest effort to automate federal retirement processing.

Pay & Benefits

The Fine Print on Feds’ Half Day Dec. 24, Gifts from Congress and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

Spending Deal Keeps Feds, Troops on Track for 1.3 Percent Raise

A separate part of the agreement would nearly double the subsidy for transit-riding feds.

Pay & Benefits

The Biggest Health-Care Winners in the Omnibus Deal

The package includes funding for NIH and 9/11 responders, and delays the “Cadillac Tax” on pricey health plans.

Pay & Benefits

More Senior Executives Win Top Honors in 2015

Pentagon, NASA top list of Presidential Rank Award winners.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Increases SES Performance Award Spending Cap

Executive order aimed at streamlining hiring comes as OMB gives first customer service awards.

Pay & Benefits

Feds Likely to Receive First Mass Transit Benefit Boost in Two Years

Expected provision in tax package would nearly double subsidy for public transportation riders.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Board Starts to Tackle Military Retirement Reform

Agency that runs the government’s 401(k)-style benefit ramps up to auto-enroll new troops beginning in 2018.

Defense

Ladies, Join the Military For Equal Pay

The corporate world could learn a few lessons from the US military.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Gives Feds Half-Day Off on Christmas Eve

Half day keeps with tradition when Christmas falls on a Friday.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Signs Bill Pushing Back Shutdown Deadline 5 Days

The continuing resolution gives lawmakers some time to finalize omnibus spending bill.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Move to Protect Feds In Case of Shutdown

Virginia representatives prep legislation to ensure back pay for furloughed workers if government closes.