Pay & Benefits

Disabled Vets Hired as Feds Get Advance Sick Leave

President Obama signed into law legislation that gives wounded warriors hired by the government 104 hours of sick leave up front.

Pay & Benefits

Don’t Forget to ‘Turn On’ Your Benefits

Get ready for some paperwork when you’re ready to retire.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Backlog Falls to 2015 Low in October

The backlog will never go down to zero, OPM official says.

Pay & Benefits

House Approves Troop Pay and Benefits Bill – Again

New version of the Defense authorization bill retains military retirement reform provisions.

Tech

NASA is Hiring Astronauts

The last time NASA opened up astronaut applications, in 2012, it received over 6,000 responses

Management

Lawmaker: VA Isn’t the Only Agency That Can’t Fire Bad Employees Fast Enough

Florida Republican would like to see VA accountability bill provisions extended governmentwide.

Pay & Benefits

TRICARE Premium Hike, Gender Pay Gap and More

A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.

Management

VA Moves to Punish Senior Executives

Two department officials plead the Fifth during Monday night congressional hearing.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Rebounds in October

All the retirement funds posted positive returns last month.

Pay & Benefits

Senators Want to Make Sure Federal 'Tax Cheats' Don't Get Bonuses

Bipartisan group reintroduces a bill to prohibit tax delinquent and misbehaving IRS employees from receiving performance awards.

Pay & Benefits

New House Speaker Has a History of Targeting Federal Pay, Benefits and Jobs

Paul Ryan's promotion could be a bad sign of things to come for feds.

Pay & Benefits

How Divorce or a Job Change Could Derail Your Financial Plan

Things to consider long before you set your retirement date.

Pay & Benefits

Some Feds Could Soon Be Automatically Enrolled in New Health Plans

New rule would involuntarily enroll FEHBP participants whose plans are terminated in the cheapest remaining option.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Contribution Caps, Locality Pay, No Budget Pain For Feds, And More

A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Administration Finalizes Plan to Give 108K Feds a Big Raise in 2016

Size of locality pay bumps will vary by region, OPM says.

Pay & Benefits

Budget Deal Spares Feds’ Pay and Benefits

The two-year agreement raises the debt limit and provides some relief from sequestration without a sacrifice from federal employees.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Board Mulls Major Changes to L Funds

Lifecycle Funds could see more aggressive allocations in the future.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Has Unlawfully Let the Same Contractor Manage Feds' Health Savings Accounts for 12 Years

The contract should be opened up to competition immediately, auditor says.

Management

Government Won’t Shut Down Again, Says Lawmaker

Maryland senator tells federal employees Congress will come up with a budget deal before December deadline.

Oversight

The White House and Congressional Republicans Are Nearing a Budget Deal to Avoid Shutdown

Boehner is eager to get an agreement on spending and the debt ceiling before he leaves office.