Pay & Benefits
Agencies Are Paying More to Avoid Costly Discrimination Adjudication
An analysis shows the amount of money doled out to settle employees’ informal and formal EEO complaints has increased.
Pay & Benefits
QUIZ: Do You Know How to Be an Ethical Political Appointee?
Seventeen questions to test your knowledge of updated ethics rules.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirees Will Learn Their 2015 COLA Soon
The final figure, which will be released in late October, is estimated to be between 1.6 percent and 1.8 percent.
Nextgov
Is the Tide Turning Against Federal Telework?
It’s time and attendance versus getting work done.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service to Add Thousands of Union Jobs in 2014
Bargaining unit employees will fill reduced-hour post offices in major labor victory.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Forcing Border Patrol Agents to Work More and Earn Less Clears Senate
Law would save $100 million annually and has agency and union endorsement.
Pay & Benefits
All Women Enrolled in TRICARE Would Have Access to Free Birth Control Under Bill
Legislation would prohibit a co-pay for contraception and offer family planning services to female beneficiaries.
Oversight
Congress Staves Off Government Shutdown…for Now
Bill sets up spending fight during lame-duck session.
Pay & Benefits
Ready, Set, Go
Be sure you have all your ducks in a row well before your retirement date.
Pay & Benefits
Military Families Are Most Worried About Pay and Benefits
New survey of spouses, service members and vets reveals force reduction and budget cuts are driving anxiety over finances.
Pay & Benefits
Two Pay and Benefits Bills for Disabled Vets to Watch
2014 COLA increase awaits president’s signature; House committee approves extra sick leave for disabled vets to go to medical appointments.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Approves Bill to Default New Hires Into Riskier, Higher Yielding TSP Fund
Both houses have approved separate bills to automatically enroll new feds in a lifecycle fund.
Tech
House OKs Bill Mandating More Firings of Misbehaving Federal Employees
Measure would also require preservation of certain text messages from feds' personal cell phones.
Defense
Senator Tries to Help Frustrated Military Drivers With #OopsWeLostYourCar
One senator is on a quest to help soldiers find their vehicles, which are being held up as they move overseas.
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