Pay & Benefits
2014 Brings More Changes to Federal Pay and Benefits
OPM widens debt collection window, eases tenure process and expands health benefits to some interns.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: D.C.-Area Feds Should Consider Leaving Office Early to Avoid Frigid Temperatures
Agencies should provide ‘workplace flexibilities’ in response to ‘polar vortex,’ OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
Fewer Retirement Applications Submitted, Processed in December
But OPM expects to receive 20,000 claims in January, causing the backlog to spike.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Officially Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses
Defense Department issues interim rule to provide health coverage, other benefits to gay couples.
News
A Wisconsin Divide Over Obamacare Lawsuit
The politics of health care and Hill staff remain complicated.
Nextgov
Why Telework When You Can Take a Snow Day?
Conflicting regulations confuse feds and create disincentives for telework.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Ends 2013 On A Positive Note
All the retirement funds except the F Fund gained in December.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Looks to Postal Service to Restore Military Pension Cut
Bill would reinstate full COLAs to working-age military retirees by ending Saturday mail delivery.
Nextgov
Pentagon Kicks Off Procurement to Maintain Current Health Record Until 2018
Contract will cover sustainment and incremental improvements.
Nextgov
New Year Brings Good News for Technology Pros
"All systems go for tech professionals on the career front."
Management
The Top 7 Federal Stories of the Year
From a government shutdown to a botched health care rollout, 2013 was a year to forget.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Look to Block Budget Deal's Cut to Military Retirement
Cut doesn't begin taking effect until December 2015, giving lawmakers time to seek offsetting cuts elsewhere.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Order Implementing 1 Percent Pay Raise
For the first time since 2010, federal employees will get an across-the-board boost.
Pay & Benefits
No Christmas Eve Off for Federal Employees
Obama administration decides to keep government open on Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Renew Push for Mass Transit Benefit Fix
Despite efforts, bill will not receive consideration until Congress reconvenes in 2014.
Defense
Senate Backs Defense Bill With 1 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
Obama expected to sign measure approving a range of military spending.
Pay & Benefits
Favoritism Still Prevalent in Federal Offices, Some Employees Say
Unfair employee treatment hurts agencies’ ability to accomplish their missions, study finds.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Workers Should Benefit from Flexible Spending Account Changes, Lawmakers Say
OPM will decide whether government employees can roll over $500 in unused health FSA funds.
Pay & Benefits
The 5 Best Places to Work in Government
These agencies rose to the top in 2013, as rated by their employees.
Pay & Benefits