Oversight
Republicans Aim to Stop Agencies from ‘Blindly Filling Empty Desks’
Bill would cut the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition, and triggers an automatic hiring freeze if agencies aren’t meeting that goal.
Pay & Benefits
Paid Family Leave, Double Incentive Pay for a Stressful Job and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Hiring and Firing: Why Agencies Need To Do Better
Keeping the right people with the right skills is fundamental to every agency’s mission.
Management
The Broken Federal Personnel System in 7 Charts
Government employees are deeply frustrated with a personnel system that makes it too hard to hire skilled workers and fire poor performers.
Pay & Benefits
Sanders: Obama Won't Put Social Security Cuts in Budget
Budget ranking member says the White House won't include a controversial proposal to tie benefits to inflation.
Pay & Benefits
What Really Happens When You Change Health Plans
The story of four retirees who decided to make the leap.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Proposes Paid Family Leave for Feds
President directs agencies to give federal employees up to six weeks of paid sick leave to care for new children and ill family members.
Pay & Benefits
Help for Vets, TRICARE Update, Pay Raise Prospects and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
VA Bonuses Targeted Again
New legislation would give secretary authority to rescind employee performance awards.
Pay & Benefits
Bills Would Give Feds a 3.8 Percent Pay Raise
Democrats in both House and Senate introduced bills they say would help recruit and retain top talent.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retiree Sues Virginia for Tax Discrimination
Former NASA employee claims commonwealth unfairly taxes pensions under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Exec Bonuses: Top Five Most Generous Agencies
Some of these agencies gave out more in individual SES performance award money on average in fiscal 2012.
Pay & Benefits
Fewer Senior Execs Got Bonuses in Fiscal 2013
The amount of money top performers received on average also fell slightly between fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to latest data.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Bill To Increase Jobs for Vets
Legislation also would help small businesses by allowing them not to count vets with government health care toward employer mandate.
Pay & Benefits
Mileage Reimbursement Hike, Retirement Savings Resolutions and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Seeks Health Plan Auto-Enrollment for Certain Feds
The proposed rule would prevent a gap in coverage for employees enrolled in plans dropped from FEHBP.
Pay & Benefits
Outgoing Postal Chief's Advice: End Pensions, Overhaul Feds' Health Care
Postmaster general says USPS should serve as "laboratory of change" for federal government.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Backlog is Down Now, But It’s About to Spike
OPM expects its inventory to grow by nearly 10,000 applications after January influx.
Pay & Benefits