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
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