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
Fed Group Wants More Perks, Broader Eligibility for Partial Retirement
Phased retirement can help agencies deal with reduced budgets, NARFE says.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: Retirement Backlog Gone by March 2014
Agency blames sequester and influx of Postal Service claims for falling months behind schedule.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal to Reduce Fed Workers’ Comp Benefits Attached to Postal Bill
Measure would lower the compensation for retirement-eligible employees.
Pay & Benefits
Congressional Staff Will Get Help Paying for Obamacare
Government will continue to contribute to congressional health care costs under proposed rule.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Republican Plan to Limit 'Out of Control Bureaucracy'
Measures curbing bonuses and federal employee rights pass with minimal Democratic support.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Approves 1 Percent Pay Hike for Troops and Civilians
House and Senate lawmakers disagree on pay increases for military and Defense employees.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Back in the Black in July
Plan bounced back after performing poorly in June.
Pay & Benefits
Democrats Block Bills Limiting Feds’ Bonuses, Workplace Rights
Feds win temporary victory, though Republicans plan to move forward with legislation.
Oversight
Bills Targeting IRS Workers, Conference Spending Win House Approval
Proposals will move to Senate after winning bipartisan support in the lower chamber.
Defense
Military Services Ditch Racy Magazines
Army and Air Force exchanges pull <em>Playboy</em> and 890 other pubs due to lagging sales.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Nominee in Limbo Until Senator Gets Answers on Health Reform
Republican wants specifics on how Obamacare will affect congressional staff.
Management
Get Your SAVE Award Ideas in Now
Eighty past suggestions became part of president’s budgets, OMB says.
Pay & Benefits
Officials Make Good on Pay Docking
Lawmakers, Cabinet heads donate to charities and Treasury in solidarity with furloughed feds.
Pay & Benefits