Pay & Benefits

Feds Won’t be Able To Escape Their TSP Debt, Even By Leaving Government

The agency that runs the retirement plan will be able to garnish up to 15 percent of former feds’ private sector wages to collect debt.

Defense

Actually, the Army Will 'Involuntarily Separate' Officers

Spokesman walks back Tuesday’s claim Army would not lay anyone off.

Pay & Benefits

The IRS Gave $1 Million in Bonuses to Employees Who Didn’t Pay Their Taxes

Drug users, credit card cheats also received performance awards.

Defense

Army Denies It Will Lay Off 3,000 Officers to Meet Force Reduction Goals

Service could instead rely on retirements and fewer enlistments.

Pay & Benefits

New Perk Gives Federal Employees a Break on the Cost of Education

Alliance between OPM and University of Maryland University College will offer feds a 25 percent discount on out-of-state tuition.

Oversight

Could an Overhaul to the Federal Giving Drive Do More Harm Than Good?

Lawmakers worry changes could drive away charities, donors.

Pay & Benefits

Quiz: Some Surprising Facts About the Federal Gender Pay Gap

A lot has changed for women in government in just the past two decades.

Nextgov

This Tech Startup Uses a Simple Formula to Decide How Much Stock to Give Employees

Social-sharing app company went salary-transparent in December, aims to 'demystify equity.'

Pay & Benefits

Eric Holder Doesn’t Deserve to Be Paid, Republican Lawmakers Say

Group introduces bill to prohibit feds held in contempt of Congress from receiving their salaries.

Pay & Benefits

More Than 15,000 Federal Employees Make at Least $200K

Top earning employees work at highly specialized agencies.

Pay & Benefits

HUD Will Post Officials' Salaries Online

Department will make available by May 16 comprehensive salary data of the country’s public housing authority directors.

Pay & Benefits

The 15 Federal Jobs Where Women Earn More Than Men

There were only three such positions in 1992.

Pay & Benefits

Did the Federal Government Pick Up Your Student Loan Tab?

If you received money from Uncle Sam to help pay for your higher ed, we want to hear how you obtained the benefit.

Nextgov

Tech Unemployment Falls to 2.7 Percent

But IT professionals aren't quitting their jobs just yet.

Pay & Benefits

Uncle Sam Will Ask Feds About Pay, Job Satisfaction This Spring

OPM will administer its annual survey of the government workforce beginning in late April.

Pay & Benefits

Charities Will Now Have to Pay a Fee to Participate in the Annual Federal Giving Drive

Combined Federal Campaign overhaul will take effect in 2016.

Management

Feds and Their Managers Aren’t Seeing Eye-to-Eye on Much, Including Promotions

Report shows large workforce assessment disparities between supervisors and their staffs.

Pay & Benefits

Uncle Sam Has Shrunk the Gender Pay Gap Over the Past 20 Years

Federal women in 2012 earned 87 cents for every dollar a man earned – 17 cents more than in 1992.

Pay & Benefits

Why Do Washington's Women Leaders Make Less?

What National Journal's 2014 salary survey says about the pay gap.

Pay & Benefits

Advice From a TSP Millionaire

Tips on how to get the most out of your savings.