Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Federal Paychecks Are Delayed Three Days
Data entry error affects 40,000 employees in 23 agencies.
Nextgov
Attendance Triples at Archives Event That Was Forced Online by Sequestration
Virtual genealogy fair proves far more popular -- and cheaper -- than Washington-based onsite version.
Management
Bipartisan Letter Suggests Pentagon Include Contractors in Staff Cuts
Lawmakers advise the Defense secretary to review all options before slashing the headquarters workforce by 20 percent.
Nextgov
Some Managers Hope the Next Administration Will Abandon Telework
Would $12 billion in savings change their minds?
Pay & Benefits
Current Service Members and Retirees Won't Lose Any Retired Pay Under Reform
President reminds military compensation and retirement modernization panel about grandfather clause.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Have Lost All Furlough Appeals So Far
MSPB has decided 40 cases, and has sided with management in every one of them.
Pay & Benefits
Flu Shots Fall Victim to the Sequester
Air Force will no longer provide free shots to civilians, instead investing in broader health initiatives.
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