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Technology Can Drive Federal Hiring Reform
Feds must leverage tech to improve the applicant experience, HR software exec says.
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White House Makes Few Friends in Raising Contractor Pay Cap
Union and industry decry mandatory change in reimbursement level -- for different reasons.
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Obamacare Could Make FEHBP More Popular
It’s unclear how the extra enrollees would affect premiums.
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Amid Talks of Pension Contribution Hikes, Lawmakers Speak Out for Feds
Several legislators say federal employees have already sacrificed enough.
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Master's Accreditation Benefits Federal Cyber Pros
Tuition assistance for information security program.
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VA and Defense Chiefs Confront Reality of 700,000 Incarcerated Veterans
Conference focuses on vets jailed due to mental health, substance abuse.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Reminds Employees to Use or Lose Annual Leave
Policies on restoring excess leave are not affected by sequestration or the shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Makes Mostly Modest Gains in November
The federal employee retirement funds have seen three consecutive months of growth.
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Mass Transit Benefit Will Drop In 2014
The pre-tax cap on the monthly perk will fall $115, while the maximum parking benefit will increase $5.
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2014 Military Pay Raise Guaranteed
The president’s recommended 1 percent pay increase for troops will go into effect if Congress can’t agree on legislation before Dec. 31.
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Forget BYOD. Check Your Personal Email on Your Agency-Provided Gadget
It's called COPE - corporately owned, personally enabled -- and it could be the acronym of 2014.
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Virginia Senator: Don’t Target Feds in Deficit Reduction Deal
Repeatedly going after federal employees’ pay and benefits is affecting workforce morale, recruitment and retention, Democrat tells congressional budget panel.
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TSP Officials Worry Feds Who Made Hardship Withdrawals During Shutdown Won’t Return
Agency will encourage the thousands who turned to their retirement accounts for cash during the shutdown to begin contributing again in the spring.
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Do Pentagon SESers Really Need a Course on How Their Department Works?
And, why pay a contractor to run it?
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Bill Would Give Blue Collar Feds an Across-the-Board Pay Raise, Too
Legislation is necessary to give hourly workers the same annual COLA bump as salaried employees.
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White House Presses for TRICARE Fee Increases
Congress so far has rejected the Obama administration’s attempts to rein in the costs of the military’s health care program.
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Budget Office: Next Debt Ceiling D-Day Could Come in March
The government will exhaust its emergency borrowing authority between March and June 2014 if Congress does not act, report estimates.
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