Pay & Benefits
Government Doled Out Less Money in 2013 to Help Feds Repay Student Loans
Tight budgets forced agencies to cut back on the popular recruiting and retention tool, report shows.
Pay & Benefits
Last Chance to Save Some Bucks on Health Insurance
Open season draws to a close on Monday.
Defense
House OKs Bill With Pay Raise for Troops, Pay Freeze for Some Officers
Troops are on track to receive a 1 percent pay increase in 2015; bill freezes pay for general and flag officers next year.
Management
Federal Hourly-Rate Contract Workers Ask Obama for a Bigger Pay Raise
Two lawmakers endorse rally portraying government as largest poverty-wage employer.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Tax Deal That Would Retroactively Boost Mass Transit Benefits
Bill would allow feds to claim a $250 monthly benefit for 2014.
Pay & Benefits
New Health Benefit Offering Could Drive Some Feds Out of the Program
OPM says self plus one, available in 2016, will likely decrease costs for some while raising them for others.
Pay & Benefits
Tapping Feds for Deficit Reduction, Autism Benefits, Roth TSP Contributions and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Military Pay Raise Set For 1 Percent
Congress expects to pass the fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill before the end of next week.
Pay & Benefits
Rethinking Federal Pay Should Be a Promise, Not a Threat
25 years after the pay comparability act, the GS system is still an impediment.
Pay & Benefits
A Primer on Pay and Benefits During a Shutdown
Congress must act soon to keep the government open past Dec. 11.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Sees Across-the-Board Gains for First Time in Five Months
Every offering in the retirement plan experienced modest growth in November.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Threatens Veto Over Tax Deal Including a Bigger Mass Transit Benefit
White House raises concerns over other provisions that support corporate interests.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Do Not Have to Grant Special Paid Leave to Feds Exposed to Ebola
OPM, however, recommends they provide civilian workers quarantined because of their job some excused absence.
News
Federal Employees Really, Really Like Their Health Benefits
Survey shows near unanimous support for FEHBP.
Pay & Benefits
Your Open Season Questions, Answered.
OPM holds town hall to advise federal employees and retirees on health care choices for 2015.
Pay & Benefits
What It Will Take to Fix Federal Pay
Everyone agrees change is needed, but outdated and inconclusive salary data make it difficult.
Pay & Benefits
Changes to Catastrophic Health Protection in 2015 Should Reassure Feds
An across-the-board cap on out-of-pocket expenses effective next year could bring some relief to FEHBP enrollees.
Pay & Benefits
Pressure Builds for Crackdown on Paying Employees Not to Work
EPA spent more than $1 million on administrative leave for just eight employees, watchdog finds.
Pay & Benefits