Pay & Benefits
Independent Agency Makes Headway on Furlough Appeals
MSPB begins to consolidate and adjudicate record number of appeals.
Pay & Benefits
VA Execs Will Leave if Congress Bans Bonuses, Group Says
Professional association calls targeting of top managers unfair and unhelpful.
Oversight
Republicans Want Lawmakers, Staff to Foot Obamacare Bill
Legislation would prohibit government from subsidizing cost of congressional health insurance plans on exchanges.
Nextgov
Not Many New Fed Hires, but IT Workers Among the Few
More than 5 percent of new hires take IT jobs.
Nextgov
Superstar Programmers Can Get Paid as Much as Pro Athletes
A change in Google's algorithm can be worth as much as $100 million in new revenue.
Pay & Benefits
Congressional Staff Leave Their Jobs Because of Low Pay
New report shows legislative employees, like their agency colleagues, love their work, but want better managers.
Pay & Benefits
Annual Federal Charity Drive Launches With Tempered Expectations
Combined Federal Campaign asks beleaguered feds to give back.
Pay & Benefits
Same-Sex Spouses Now Eligible for Veterans Benefits
DOMA reversal did not technically apply to VA, but Obama reverses law anyway.
Pay & Benefits
Army Allows Back Pay for Civilians Who Took Extra Furlough Days
Employees who took more than six furlough days can substitute paid annual leave for the excess furlough days.
Nextgov
Government Job Training: From the Mundane to 'The Matrix'
Virtual reality is making training more interactive and easier to do from a distance.
Pay & Benefits
Return of Overtime Helps Cut Retirement Backlog in August
Queue of claims decreases 11 percent from the previous month.
Pay & Benefits
Ex-EPA Employee Allegedly Made Up CIA Employment to Get Out of Work
Over 12 years, John Beale is said to have scammed the government out of $880,000.
Pay & Benefits
Texas Won't Grant Some Gay Troops Benefits for Their Spouses
Troops must enroll on federal property rather than at state facilities.
Nextgov
GSA Hopes Better Data Can Drive Travel and Conference Savings
Database ideas could also inform FOIA responses and green initiatives.
Pay & Benefits
Loans to Furloughed Feds Suspended
Fed-friendly organization cuts off emergency loans in order to remain solvent.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service IG Puts Retirement and Leave Benefits Under the Microscope
USPS auditor pursues private-sector advice on ways to reduce costs.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Funds Return to the Red in August
All TSP investments except for government securities posted losses last month.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan for 1 Percent Pay Raise Next Year
Move comes in the absence of congressional action on ending the three-year federal pay freeze.
Pay & Benefits