Oversight
Bill to Avoid Shutdown on Track for Passage This Week
Measure would allow 1 percent pay raise for federal employees.
Management
Proposed Rule Prohibits Federal Contractors From Firing Employees Who Discuss Pay
Groups have 90 days to comment on regulations to implement President Obama’s April executive order.
Pay & Benefits
One Chart Showing Every Military Pay Raise in the Last 30 Years
Congress could soon match the lowest military pay raise in recent memory.
Defense
New Guidance Aims to Help Vietnam-Era Vets Who Are Denied Benefits
The Pentagon wants to make it easier for vets suffering from PTSD who received less-than-honorable discharges to obtain service benefits.
Oversight
Lawmakers Are Still Finding New Ways to Punish VA Employees
House panel looks to reform performance management and limit bonuses for VA workers.
Pay & Benefits
How to Pick a Financial Adviser
What to do if you need help in setting and meeting your retirement goals.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Can Now Withdraw Money from Your TSP Account to Collect on Tax Debts
Final rule aims to fix "loophole" that benefited federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can Donate to More Charities, But Will They?
The annual Combined Federal Campaign runs through Dec. 15.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown-Averting Spending Bill Would Allow Fed Pay Raise
House GOP measure would keep government open through mid-December and would not block Obama’s proposed 1 percent raise.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Can Now Honor Fallen Feds with American Flags
Next of kin of civilians killed in the line of duty on or after Dec. 20, 2011, can request a flag.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Backlog Dips in August
Chart shows OPM’s latest progress in processing pending claims.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can Now Roll Over Unused Flexible Spending Account Funds
OPM allows eligible participants in the health care FSA to carry up to $500 into the next plan year.
Pay & Benefits
Obamacare Subsidies Are Going Back to Court
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider a ruling eliminating insurance subsidies in the majority of states.
Pay & Benefits
Retired and Rehired
If phased retirement isn’t for you, there are other ways to keep working for government after retiring.
Pay & Benefits
A Primer on Federal Pay and Benefits in Case the Government Shuts Down Again
Washington leaders have vowed to keep agencies funded past Sept. 30, but nothing is a done deal.
Pay & Benefits
Parking Perk Will Continue to Dwarf Transit Benefit Unless Congress Acts
Union expects parity will be restored by the end of this year.
Pay & Benefits
How Obama’s Federal Pay Plan Dashed a Bigger Raise
Had the president stayed mum, civilian feds and service members would see larger paychecks in 2015.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Gains in August
All the funds except for international stocks posted positive returns last month.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds a 1 Percent Pay Raise
The president issued an alternative pay plan late Friday, setting an across-the-board increase for civilian federal employees of 1 percent in 2015.
Management