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
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