Pay & Benefits
IRS Employees to Receive $70 Million in Bonuses
Agency could renegotiate with union reduce the expense, senator says.
Pay & Benefits
How Many Times Can You Retire From Government?
Senator reveals not one, not two, but three public pensions atop his salary.
Management
Lawmakers Hope to Save Overnight Mail Delivery
Bill would put off closures of mail distribution centers.
Pay & Benefits
Forest Service Employees Rack Up Improper Travel Card Charges
Most Agriculture cardholders comply with travel policies, , IG finds.
Pay & Benefits
Rules on Giving Flags to Families of Fallen Feds Announced by OPM
Proposed rule is an implementation of a 2011 law passed by Congress
Defense
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
Senate bill includes a 1 percent pay boost for service members.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $17.3 Million
40,000 former and current postal employees stand to collect about $300 each.
Pay & Benefits
Three Agencies Shuttered Friday Due to Furloughs
IRS, HUD, USTR are closed as employees take unpaid leave.
Defense
Navy Bans Racy Pinups
Separately, a group asks the Pentagon to stop selling porn on bases, cites sexual assault crisis.
Pay & Benefits
House to Vote on 2014 Military Pay Raise
Members close to approving a 1.8 percent boost; current Senate bill contains a 1 percent pay increase.
Nextgov
VA Reaches ‘Tipping Point’ in Processing Backlogged Disability Claims
Department reduced pending claims by 74,000 since March.
Defense
Retirement Cuts Offset Health Care Spending Increases in Defense Bill
Extension of TRICARE Prime would increase costs, while eliminating back pay to some retirees would reduce them.
Pay & Benefits
Commentary: The Compensation Fallacy
Arbitrary contractor pay caps would only compound government’s problems.
Pay & Benefits
White House Cancels Presidential Rank Awards
A group representing federal senior execs says move may violate federal law.
Management
Pentagon Leaders Put Support Contractors on Notice for Deep Cuts
Shift should return clout to civil servants.
Defense
Ask Us for More Money to Fill Defense Budget Holes, Senator Says
Furloughs directly linked to unexpected war spending, Susan Collins says.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Seeks Bids for International Stocks
Board will award new management contract for I Fund by the end of 2013.
Management
Senior Energy Official Convinces Colleagues to Hire His Three Children
Official defends himself, says sending around resumes on behalf of relatives is common.
Tech
Bill Would Help Federal Firefighters Get Career Jobs
Western Democrats back measure to permanently hire seasonal firefighters.
Pay & Benefits