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.
Pay & Benefits
The Behavioral Economics Behind Americans’ Paltry Nest Eggs
Rewards depend on your penchant for risk.
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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.
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