Pay & Benefits

Navy Seeks to Increase Pay for Sailors at Sea

With the possibility of future pay and benefits cuts looming, Navy wants to provide a small stipend raise to boost recruitment.

Pay & Benefits

OPM to Lay Off 300 Employees

Agency attributes cuts to a lack of funding prompted by less demand for hiring and training consulting across government.

Nextgov

Estimate Your Snow Day Savings Using the New Telework Toolkit

Agencies need not reinvent the wheel when it comes to measuring telework return on investment.

Pay & Benefits

What Will Congress Cut to 'Support Our Troops'?

Lawmakers are scrambling to avoid veterans' anger over spending cuts, but they can't decide how to pay for it.

Pay & Benefits

Report: Boosting Military Retiree Health Costs Would Save Billions

Defense now pays $52 billion annually -- about 10 percent of its base budget -- toward health care.

Management

Treasury Secretary Warns U.S. Likely to Hit Debt Ceiling in February

Extraordinary measures to keep government afloat will only last a few weeks after the debt limit is reinstated and reached on Feb. 7, says Jack Lew.

Pay & Benefits

Military Pension Fight Rages On

Lawmakers, advocacy groups vow to press ahead for full repeal of COLA cuts.

Management

House Passes Fiscal 2014 Spending Package

Senate has to vote by Saturday on the measure funding federal agencies through Sept. 30.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Employee Groups Lament Loss of Congressional Advocate

Retiring House Democrat Jim Moran spent his 23-year career steering appropriations to Northern Virginia and protecting federal workers.

Management

Congress Passes Three-Day Spending Bill To Keep Government Open

Current continuing resolution expires Wednesday; Senate needs more time to consider long-term omnibus.

Pay & Benefits

What the Spending Bill Means for Federal Employees

Blue-collar workers get a raise, but travel, conference and bonuses are rolled back.

Management

Fewer Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service Slogan?

Study anticipates postal workforce will shrink faster than any other employee group during the next eight years.

Pay & Benefits

Senior Execs Press Obama on Alternative to Presidential Rank Awards

Administration canceled honors last year, promising to devise a less expensive way to recognize top federal employees.

Pay & Benefits

Congress Cut Its Own Budget. What Happened Next Will Not Restore Your Faith in Government.

When you cut their budgets and take away their health insurance, many Capitol Hill employees will look to the exits, and that's bad news for anyone who wants to fix Congress.

Nextgov

The Private Companies With the Most Telework Jobs

The FlexJobs' list is based on jobs posted by 25,000 businesses.

Defense

Military Benefits Likely to Remain Sacred to Congress

One in three lawmakers has introduced bills to repeal recent pension cuts.

Management

Union: Don’t Fill Staples Jobs with Non-Postal Employees

Group will organize protests against the use of non-postal workers in pilot program between the office supply store and USPS.