Pay & Benefits
Feds Would Pay More Toward Pensions Under Proposal
Bill that would ease pain of sequestration also would require many federal employees to contribute 4.4 percent of pay to retirement benefits.
Pay & Benefits
DEA Paid Bonuses to Employees With Records of Sexual Harassment, Other Misconduct
Justice watchdog details $5,000 awarded to official reprimanded for yelling, porn-watching.
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Agencies Should Pay More to Get Feds to Work in Undesirable Locations, Lawmakers Say
Administration officials agreed agencies are underutilizing incentive-based tools.
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Open Season Trick or Treat
It’s time to take a close look at your healthcare expenses for 2015 and consider ways to lower them in 2016.
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Obama Vetoes Bill Affecting Troop Pay and Benefits
The legislation includes a 1.3 percent pay raise in 2016 for service members and changes to the military retirement system.
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Last-Ditch Effort for a COLA Increase, a Spending Hike for a Popular Perk and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
VA Senior Execs Subpoenaed To Testify Over Pay Raises, Relocation Benefits
Watchdog concluded department officials inappropriately used authorities to get around pay freeze.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Wants More Details on 88 Feds Paid to Sit Home for More Than a Year
Homeland Security Department hasn’t provided adequate answers on its use of paid administrative leave, Grassley says.
Management
Presidential Hopeful Says It Should Be Easier to Fire All Feds
Senate Democrats block Republican Marco Rubio's VA firing bill for now, but it's not going anywhere.
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Government Doled Out More Money in 2014 to Help Feds Repay Student Loans
Defense, Justice, and State are among agencies that use the benefit the most.
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Shutdowns Affect Feds More Acutely Than Debt Ceiling Woes
But a government default could disrupt the payment of veterans’ benefits and military salaries, among other things.
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Looking for Expert Advice? TSP Has It.
The Thrift Savings Plan’s low administrative fees should make you think twice before moving your money.
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Treasury Moves Debt Ceiling Deadline Closer
Congress will have two weeks to act upon returning from recess.
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It's Official: Retirees Will Not Receive a COLA in 2016
This is only the third time in 40 years that there hasn’t been an adjustment.
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Retirement Benefits At Risk, an Expansion of Navy Paternity Leave and More
A roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay and Benefits in Limbo As Obama Weighs Veto
The Defense bill includes the 2016 pay raise and military retirement reforms.
Management
Apples, Oranges and Kumquats: Analyzing Federal Pay
This should not be a political issue.
Pay & Benefits
Look for Lawmakers to Again Target Feds’ Benefits
Democrat vows fight, calls using federal workers as offsets for other costs ‘unconscionable.’
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We’ll Find Out Oct. 15 If There’s a 2016 COLA
It doesn't look good for federal retirees.
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