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