Pay & Benefits
A Big Appetite for Additional Hack Protections, Extra Paid Sick Leave for Some Feds and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Way More Feds Signed Up for Post-Hack Protections Than Anyone Anticipated
High rate of acceptance will likely raise the cost of OPM’s next contract.
Pay & Benefits
Does Identity-Theft Protection Really Work?
Victims of data breaches are usually offered identity-theft-protection services, but even the companies that promise to safeguard your identity are far from infallible.
Pay & Benefits
TSP’s Future: Flexible Withdrawals and Mutual Fund Options
But some changes would require legislation and are likely a long way off, officials note.
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Leader: Give Hack Victims Lifetime Protection Services, and Then Some
OPM should drastically expand what it is offering breach victims, Democratic whip says.
Pay & Benefits
8 Reasons Your Retirement Estimate May be Inaccurate
Some common pitfalls to watch out for.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 10 Years of Protection Services for Hack Victims
Committee rejects emergency funding to boost OPM’s IT infrastructure.
Pay & Benefits
Removing Poor Performers, Avoiding Bad Financial Advice, Extending Probation for New Feds and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Advances Feds’ Pay Raise in Bill That May Also Increase Perks for Hack Victims
Democrats will attempt to offer an amendment that beefs up services for those affected by the OPM data breach.
Pay & Benefits
Which Federal Offices Care the Most About Employees’ Health and Wellness?
OPM shares results of 2014 assessment.
Management
OPM Takes Steps Toward Finding a Contractor to Notify Hack Victims
An information request put out to interested companies indicated a mid-August contract award is the "best case."
Pay & Benefits
Feds Dodge Proposed Cut to Their TSP Benefits
Senate deal on highway funding does not raise money through decreasing the rate of return on the G Fund.
Tech
OPM to Charge Agencies for Services Offered to Hack Victims
Agencies will have to scramble to find fiscal 2015 funding.
Defense
Obama Announces New Loan Protections for Troops
The changes close loopholes in a 2006 law aimed at preventing predatory lenders from taking advantage of service members and their families.
Pay & Benefits
Jeb Bush: Strip Feds of Automatic Pay Raises and Due Process
Republican presidential candidate lays out plan for overhauling federal personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
Outlook for a COLA Increase in 2016 Still Isn't Great
So far the cost of living isn’t rising enough to warrant an increase, but that could change in the next three months.
Management
It’s Time to Make Good on Phased Retirement
While agencies drag their feet, critical skills are walking out the door.
Pay & Benefits
IG: A Fed with Fake Diplomas Worked at Interior for Five Years
The technology officer eventually resigned from the department — and then he moved to work at the Census Bureau.
Pay & Benefits