Pay & Benefits
Budget Office Joins All Other Major Agencies in Reducing Furloughs
OMB has cut mandatory unpaid leave by two days.
Pay & Benefits
A Pair of Victories for Largest Postal Union
APWU workers to get COLA next month and more opportunity to fight use of contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Two States Lose Special Treatment Under Fed Health Plans
OPM still designates 12 states as ‘medically underserved areas.’
Pay & Benefits
Despite Furloughs and Pay Freeze, Feds Give Record Amounts of Food
Summertime drive helps kids who rely on school lunches the rest of the year.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Sees an End to Sequestration, But Not By Oct. 1
Maryland Democrat tells Fort Meade civilians he thinks Congress will deal with the across-the-board cuts later in the fall.
Pay & Benefits
Military Same-Sex Spouses Will Get Benefits by Sept. 3
Defense civilians in same-sex marriages also will qualify for health care and other benefits, under OPM rules.
Pay & Benefits
Nearly Every Major Agency Has Reduced Furloughs
Most federal employees have not experienced as many days of unpaid leave as originally forecast.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Cracks Down on Performance Awards
New guidance restricts incentive pay for civilians during sequestration.
Oversight
Student Crowdfunds Unpaid Internship with Harry Reid
The campaign could be good practice for the aspiring lobbyist.
Nextgov
TSP Board Switches Tech Contractors
SAIC and incumbent Serco both suffered serious data breaches in 2011.
Pay & Benefits
MSPB Indefinitely Delays Processing of Defense Furlough Appeals
More than 30,000 appeals have flooded the tiny agency to date because of sequestration.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay Will Remain Exempt from Sequestration in 2014
Defense civilians again face sequestration cuts alone.
Pay & Benefits
HUD Cancels 2 Furlough Days
Some 9,000 HUD employees must now take five, not seven, days of unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Finalizing Plan to Provide Benefits to Same-Sex Military Spouses
Defense is working out details with the Justice Department; benefits could be available as soon as August.
Pay & Benefits
Feds See Jobs Decline While Overall US Job Creation Holds Steady, Gallup Says
Sequestration is the likely reason, polling service says.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Releases Hold on OPM Nominee
Coburn allows vote on Archuleta after Obamacare guidance is issued for congressional staff.
Management
Frustrated Senior Execs Sound Off on Sequestration
Congress and the public are clueless about the realities of the budget crisis, top civil servants say.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Cuts Furlough Days to 6
Secretary warns that fiscal 2014 remains a challenge.
Pay & Benefits