Tech

OPM To Send Data Breach Notifications to Federal Employees Next Week

Move comes in wake of massive hacking incident that exposed personal information of millions.

Pay & Benefits

What You Need to Know About Taxes

A primer on how your tax situation will be different in retirement.

Pay & Benefits

Look For Public Housing Executives’ 2014 Salary Data Soon

HUD will begin collecting information in August and will publish it online in the fall.

Oversight

Debate Over Making It Easier to Fire Feds Dominates VA Hearing

House panel discusses legislation that would give the VA secretary sweeping authority to remove corrupt or poor-performing employees.

Oversight

Top Republican: Fire More Feds and Shrink the Workforce, But Pay Higher Salaries

Oversight chairman says panel should focus less on making headlines, more on reforming government.

Pay & Benefits

A Retirement Readiness Checklist

Before the magic date arrives, you need to ask yourself some questions.

Pay & Benefits

Uncle Sam to Feds: No, You Still Can’t Smoke Pot

Federal employees still have to abide by federal law when it comes to weed, despite relaxed restrictions in several states and localities.

Pay & Benefits

Senate Passes Bill That Would Allow More Vets Access to Private Health Care

Vets who live within 40 miles of a VA facility that doesn’t provide the care they need are eligible for the Choice program under the legislation.

Pay & Benefits

Amid USPS' Calls for Pay Cuts, Unions Let Deadline Pass for New Labor Contract

Postal Service's negotiations stall with two unions representing 300,000 employees.

Pay & Benefits

How to Know When It’s Time to Go

Deciding when to retire from government is a more complicated process than it used to be.

Pay & Benefits

Generous Benefits for Feds Injured on the Job Could Be on the Chopping Block

Congress takes another stab at cutting workers’ compensation for feds by $360 million.