Pay & Benefits
Health Care Choices, Retirement Savings Safeguards, Faster Holiday Travel and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Sen. Johnson Speaks on Aligning Public-Private Sector Pay, Keeping Hearings Polite
Likely Homeland Security panel priorities also include securing border, cyber safety, regulatory rollback.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement Watch: Will Your Agency Offer It?
We’re tracking agencies that have weighed in on phased retirement, and will update our list whenever we have news.
Pay & Benefits
Six Areas Where the New Congress Could Squeeze Feds
Union leaders are worried about pay and benefits under Republican control.
Pay & Benefits
The Retirement Claims Backlog is Back Where It Was One Year Ago
Inventory grows by almost 1,400 in October, following a surge in applications.
Pay & Benefits
A Little More Cash During Open Season
Five ideas for saving yourself some benefits bucks.
Pay & Benefits
Hazardous Housing, Thanksgiving Hardship, Health Insurance Changes and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Employees Can Start Applying For Phased Retirement Thursday – In Theory
Despite the benefit's popularity among eligible feds, most agencies probably aren’t ready to offer it yet.
Defense
Did a SEAL Team Six Member Violate the Espionage Act?
At the top, federal employees leak with impunity. At the bottom, they're at the mercy of an opaque apparatus that masquerades as justice.
Defense
Troops, Defense Employees Will Have Less Money for Extended Travel Starting Nov. 1
Opponents of a new policy designed to cut costs had hoped the Pentagon would delay its implementation, pending further debate.
Pay & Benefits
More than 25,000 Feds Will Have to Switch Health Plans in 2015
Five plans are dropping out of FEHBP, while four new plans are coming in.
Pay & Benefits
The Five Agencies Where Morale is Dropping the Most
The federal workforce isn't particularly happy overall, but these agencies have seen the biggest declines.
Defense
Pay Raise for Troops Still Up in the Air
Congress has to decide before the end of the year whether it will grant a 1 percent or a 1.8 percent boost in 2015.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season Workshop, TRICARE Blunder, Telework and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
A Perk for Federal VIPs: Park Service’s Mountain Getaway
Vice President Biden offers to reimburse NPS for his stay at a cabin in Grand Teton National Park.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Enrollees Can Contribute $500 More Next Year
The IRS increased the cap on individual contributions to $18,000 for 2015.
Pay & Benefits
Three Charts That Explain Feds' Low Morale in 2014
Most are worried the wrong people are being promoted, and confidence in leadership continues to decline.
Pay & Benefits