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The NSA Might Hire You If You Can Crack Their Coded Tweet
The challenge is 'part of recruitment efforts to attract the best and the brightest.'
Defense
Bill Supports 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops, More Than Obama Proposal
Fiscal 2015 Defense authorization legislation, scheduled for committee markup Wednesday, also upholds pay freeze for general and flag officers.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Finalizes Plan to Allow Most State and Local Government Employees to Run for Partisan Office
Hatch Act update will take effect in June.
Pay & Benefits
OPM's Progress on the Retirement Claims Backlog in One Chart
Slowly but surely the inventory is shrinking, despite a hiccup earlier this year.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Looks at Feds’ Job Satisfaction During Public Service Week
Employee morale and management is the subject of yet another congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Slowly Makes Up Lost Ground on the Retirement Claims Backlog
Inventory falls again for the second month in a row, but still exceeds levels toward the end of 2013.
Tech
Federal Employee Just Wants to Be Heard
Frustrated worker asks White House to help the little guy navigate the bureaucracy of federal government.
Pay & Benefits
Fewer Senior Executives Are Getting Bonuses, And They’re Not Happy About It
Lack of performance awards is hurting morale and some are considering demotions or leaving government, study finds.
Pay & Benefits
Only Some New Hires Are Contributing the Full Amount to Their Pensions
Most federal employees will owe higher pension contributions retroactively, once their pay systems can accommodate new rates.
Pay & Benefits
The 4 Keys to Boosting Your Savings
Tips on maximizing your Thrift Savings Plan investments.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Inches Forward in April
All but the S Fund, which dropped 2.47 percent, saw positive returns last month.
Management
Defense Acquisition Reform Could Include Pay Hikes for Program Managers
Pentagon deputy Kendall says “people matter” more than organizational policies in cutting weapons costs.
Pay & Benefits
House Once Again Targets VA Bonuses
Lawmakers clear legislative provision that would eliminate senior executives’ performance awards in fiscal 2015.
Oversight
House Approves Sixth Consecutive Congressional Pay Freeze
Retiring lawmaker notes the provision may set a precedent that’s difficult to reverse.
Pay & Benefits
House Republicans Aren’t Budging on Military Compensation
Lawmakers want more studies and reviews.
Pay & Benefits
House Members Poised to Freeze Their Pay Again, Prompting an Uncomfortable Discussion
Upcoming vote sparks debate over whether congressional salaries are high enough.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Ban Misbehaving Feds From Getting Bonuses
Bipartisan Senate legislation also includes “clawback” provision to recoup bonus money from employees violating agency policy or the law.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Workforce Survey on Pay, Job Satisfaction Will Hit Employee Inboxes
OPM is sending out the 2014 survey over the next two weeks; workers have until early June to complete it.
Pay & Benefits