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
The 5 Worst Places to Work in Government
With scores declining across the board, these agencies were the lowest rated by employees in 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Will Feds Be Asked to Sacrifice More in 2014?
President Obama promises to leave feds' pensions alone in his next budget proposal.
Oversight
Senate Passes Budget Bill Cutting Pension Benefits for New Feds
Legislation rolls back some of the sequester by asking new federal hires and military retirees to contribute to savings.
Pay & Benefits
Beale Sentenced in EPA Pay and Benefits Fraud
Former senior policy adviser gets 32 months in prison for taking almost $1 million in unearned salary and benefits.
Oversight
Senators Eye Changes to Military Pension Provision in Budget Deal
The measure could be amended next year, before the pension cuts take effect.
Pay & Benefits
NASA Stays at Top of Annual Best Agencies to Work List
Most federal employees are increasingly unhappy with their agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Public-Private Sector Pay Gap Continues to Grow, But Not As Rapidly
Salary council says the typical fed earns 35.4 percent less than his private-sector counterpart.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Might be Getting Too Bullish with Retirement Savings
TSP participants are increasingly moving away from the plan’s safest offerings, officials say.
Oversight
Republican Senators Battle Budget Cuts Targeting Military Retirees
Deal would decrease the annual cost-of-living adjustment for working-age military retirees by 1 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Clock Expires for Mass Transit Benefit Fix
Feds will now receive a nearly 50 percent decrease in their public transportation subsidy.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Sail Smoothly Toward a 2014 Pay Raise
Lawmakers aren’t standing in the way of a Jan.1 end to the three-year pay freeze.
Management
Budget Deal's Lower Contractor Pay Cap Pleases Many
Industry group continues to sound warnings the ceiling might hinder recruiting.
Defense
House Approves 1 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
Bill also extends authority to Defense Department to offer special pay and bonuses to service members.
Oversight