Pay & Benefits
COLA Boost is Hovering Around 1.8 Percent Now
The exact cost-of-living adjustment for 2015 won’t be known until October when all the numbers are in.
Pay & Benefits
Is This the Right Time for the White House to Promote Working from Home?
Allegations of feds abusing telework at Patent and Trademark Office put honest employees and managers in a tough spot.
Management
A Breakthrough in Federal Labor-Management Relations at the Pentagon?
From one union's perspective, the Defense Department is working with labor groups better than ever on personnel reform.
Pay & Benefits
Are You Contributing Too Little to Your TSP?
A growing number of participants are not putting in enough to get the maximum match from their agency.
Pay & Benefits
How Veterans’ Preference Laws Are Dragging Down Federal Hiring
‘Unwieldy’ and ‘convoluted’ laws are confusing vets and feds alike, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Three Charts Showing How White Males Hold the Highest-Paid Federal Jobs
The average male fed is a full grade level above the typical woman.
Pay & Benefits
How Federal Agencies Can Solve Skyrocketing Workers' Comp Costs
The Postal Service inspector general has recommended a slew of changes to 100-year-old law, including benefits cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Agencies Are Falling Behind on Hiring Women and Disabled Employees
Workforce's racial diversity has remained virtually unchanged.
Pay & Benefits
Travel Per Diems Aren’t Changing in Fiscal 2015
Daily rates for government travelers will remain at $83 for lodging, and between $46 and $71 for meals and other expenses.
Pay & Benefits
Here’s Some Good News About Your Retirement Benefit
It’s safe for the next 80 years, says the Congressional Research Service.
Defense
Frustration Grows Over Stalled Reforms for Air Force Nuclear Personnel
Bonus pay and education benefits are on the table.
Pay & Benefits
5 Things Agencies Must Do To Implement Phased Retirement
The ball is now in their court to fully define how the program will work.
Pay & Benefits
How to Win a Furlough Appeal
Tens of thousands of employees challenged their loss of work (and income) during sequestration; a few were successful.
Pay & Benefits
Civilians in Iraq To Get Higher Premium Pay
New guidance from OPM extends the pay cap waiver for a longer period.
Pay & Benefits
How Phased Retirement Affects Your TSP
Many of the same rules will still apply for those who partially retire and continue to work part-time.
Pay & Benefits
Not Everyone Is Eligible for Phased Retirement
Law enforcement officers and air traffic controllers are among those feds who can’t take advantage of the government’s new HR tool.
Pay & Benefits
5 Myths About Federal Retirement
Good news! You don’t have to be a millionaire to retire comfortably.
Management
Federal Appeals Board Has Major Concerns With Firing Provisions in New VA Law
Small agency tasked with enforcing those provisions raises questions about their constitutionality and wisdom.
Pay & Benefits