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
Lawmakers Approve Bonus Ban For Bad Feds
Bill targets employees who could be fired or suspended for violating agency policy, or for committing a serious crime.
Pay & Benefits
Unions to Uncle Sam: Extend Credit Monitoring, Cover Losses Related to Data Breach
Government has obligation to further help millions of employees affected by massive security lapse, advocates say.
Pay & Benefits
Size of the OPM Hack Quadruples to 18 Million
FBI director reportedly provided the estimate to lawmakers in closed-door briefings.
Pay & Benefits
Contractor Promises to Ramp Up Call Centers to Answer Questions on OPM Hack
CSID attributes problems to "higher than expected" call volume.
Pay & Benefits
Washington-Area Feds' Salaries Actually Grew 3.6 Percent in 2014
The typical fed in the region took home $103,238 last year, report indicates.
Pay & Benefits
How Your Retirement Nest Egg Adds Up
Calculating just how much you’ll have to live on.
Pay & Benefits
Most in the Military Get No Retirement-Savings Help. That Could Be Changing.
Under the current system, personnel who serve 20-plus years get a pension. But what about everyone else?
Pay & Benefits
Pay Raise Advances (Sort Of), Employee Relocation Costs Questioned and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Will Soon Notify New Wave of Workers Their Data Was Hacked
'You failed, utterly and completely,' lawmaker tells OPM director.
Pay & Benefits
Border Patrol Agents Can Now Check Out New Overtime Details
Proposed rule outlines the specifics of a new, less generous compensation system to replace administratively uncontrollable overtime.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Protect Federal Retirees From Fraud
Bipartisan legislation would give U.S. attorneys authority to prosecute financial reps who misuse FERS and CSRS benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Every Current Federal Employee and Retiree’s Personal Info Was Compromised in Hack, Union Says
Social Security numbers were unencrypted and part of hacked data, AFGE says.
Defense
Pentagon Backs Major Changes to Retirement System
Proposal would reduce pensions for career service members through a blended system that elevates the role of the Thrift Savings Plan.
Pay & Benefits
10 Things You Need To Do Before Leaving Government
Be prepared before you even think about retiring.
Pay & Benefits