Defense
Obama Tells Troops They Won’t Miss a Paycheck
Veto threats, political rhetoric, and government shutdown talk have ratcheted up fear over whether troops will get paid on time.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Drops, But It’s Still Higher Than Expected
There are nearly 3,000 more claims in the queue than the agency hoped to have at the end of June.
Tech
Timeline: Government Data Breaches
Since April 2013, six hacks targeted OPM and its contractors.
Pay & Benefits
The Navy is Tripling Its Paid Maternity Leave
The service is going to grant the most generous maternity leave policy of any of the armed forces.
Pay & Benefits
A Rude Annuity Shock
When a survivor benefit turns out to be much smaller than expected.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Allows Some Feds to Tap Retirement Money Early Without Penalty
President signs bipartisan law that lets federal cops and firefighters access TSP funds without tax fee when they are eligible to retire.
Pay & Benefits
Identity Protection, Excessive Military ER Visits, Wellness Review and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Overtime Will Get a Break
Obama announced a regulation to more than double the threshold for overtime pay. Will this help the American middle class?
Management
Where Are the Government’s Happiest Senior Executives?
The largest agencies in government tend to have the least satisfied career leaders.
Pay & Benefits
Why a Chris Christie Presidency Could Mean Major Cuts to Feds' Benefits
The New Jersey governor has put government employees' benefits on the chopping block.
Pay & Benefits
Union to Seek Financial Compensation for Everyone Affected by OPM Hack
Employees do not need to prove identity theft to show damages, attorneys say.
Pay & Benefits
Same-Sex Married Feds Already Have Access to Health and Retirement Benefits
Landmark decision will have little impact on benefits because a 2013 ruling opened up many to federal workers and retirees in same-sex marriages.
Management
Federal Employee Advocates Want Special IT Task Force to Handle OPM Hack
More than two dozen groups call on president to provide more information and protection to employees and retirees in wake of massive data breach.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Exempting Some Feds From Retirement Tax Penalty Heads to Obama
Measure would allow law enforcement officers to draw from their savings at age 50 without paying 10 percent penalty.
Defense
OPM Breach May Have Exposed Feds’ Sex Lives, Info About Security Clearance References
After a week of congressional hearings, we still don’t know the full extent of the massive cyberattacks.
Management
The GS System Cannot Be Fixed
But there is a better way to ensure federal pay is fair and competitive.
Pay & Benefits
Two Locality Pay Proposals, Life After the Data Breach, D.C.-Area Salaries and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits