Defense
Commission Will Ask Military Service Members Which Benefits They Want Cut
Review board will survey former and current members for their thoughts on compensation.
Pay & Benefits
EEOC Wants Ideas on How to Improve Federal Hiring of Disabled People
Commission asks whether agencies should have annual hiring goals.
Pay & Benefits
Three New Bills That Could Change Feds' Benefits
Proposals would affect legislative, military and executive branch personnel.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Exempt Federal Public Safety Officers From Retirement Tax Penalty
Legislation would make sure federal law enforcement employees and firefighters don’t pay 10 percent tax on TSP money when they retire early.
Defense
Sallie Mae Fined $97 Million For Overcharging Military Members
Company failed to cap loan interest at 6 percent, distributed incorrect information.
Nextgov
Pay Stalls for Mid-Level Cybersecurity Professionals
Cybersecurity certifications are a key contributing factor to career success.
Nextgov
Defense Plans to Replace 19-Year-Old Retiree Pay System
Time to leave the COBOL-based application behind.
Pay & Benefits
Rubio Pitches Giving All Americans Access to the TSP
TSP administrators say it is probably a bad idea.
Management
The Presidential Rank Awards Are Back
OPM director calls for nominations by June 5, saying last year’s nominees are eligible since no money was given.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Wants to Untie Agencies' HR Knots
The government’s human resources shop is trying to improve federal hiring and retention partly by catering to individual agencies’ needs.
Nextgov
It Took the VA Hospital in Phoenix 10 Years to Install an Electronic Waitlist System
The system was available and deployed elsewhere in the agency since 2001.
Nextgov
It Took Feds 13 Days to Unravel a TSP Cyber Hoax Perpetrated by... Feds
Documents acquired by Nextgov show how retirement fund officials scrambled to dissect a misguided Army cybersecurity exercise.
Pay & Benefits
Why Congress Might Want to Enact Legislation to Protect LGBT Federal Employees
Gay and lesbian feds are much better off than they were, but still do not have some protections under current laws.
Defense
Panel Approves 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
The Armed Services Committee reported out the fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill; pay boost is slightly more than the president’s 1 percent proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Take Charge of Your Retirement
A look at your responsibilities in the retirement process, along with those of your agency and the Office of Personnel Management.
Pay & Benefits
How the Postal Service Could Overhaul Its Retirement and Leave Benefits
USPS inspector general compares the agency’s benefits programs to those of other organizations, suggests updates.
Nextgov
Feds: You Need to Fix Your TSP Passwords This Weekend
The federal retirement program website is changing its policy to stop giving identity thieves clues about how to crack employee passwords.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement Is in Regulation Limbo
The rule implementing the two-year-old law to allow eligible feds to partially retire and work part-time is still under review.
Pay & Benefits