Pay & Benefits
EPA Trims Furloughs by Three Days
Employees will now take a total of seven days of unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
House Committee Leaves 2014 Federal Pay Raise on the Table
Spending bills neither endorse nor rule out Obama’s request for a 1 percent hike.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Post Job Openings Despite Sequester
Departments defend the practice; OPM distinguishes postings from hires.
Pay & Benefits
Who Is Subject to Defense Furloughs?
A look at the web of exceptions to mandatory unpaid leave.
Defense
Defense Begins Delivering Furlough Notices
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are expecting 11 furlough days beginning on July 8.
Defense
Air Force Begins Reinstating Suspended Personnel at Nuclear Launch Site
Nineteen employees required additional training; four have completed it.
Pay & Benefits
Broadcasting Board of Governors Offers Buyouts to Avoid Furloughs
‘Many’ employees are eligible for up to $25,000 in departure compensation.
Pay & Benefits
A Forced 4-Day Weekend for 1 in 20 Feds
Several agencies shut their doors for the day, forcing unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
Interior Announces Summer Jobs Program, Cancels Park Police Furloughs
Grants help pay for 17,000 jobs for young people.
Pay & Benefits
Older Feds Less Likely to Use Strengths at Work
In the private sector, youngest workers are least likely to use their strengths.
Management
Bill to Keep Tax Cheats Out of Fed Workforce Introduced in Senate
Measure is similar to legislation that failed in the House in April.
Defense
Panel Provides Money for 1,600 More Customs and Border Staff
House appropriators ignore Obama request for a pay raise in 2014, however.
Management
Obama to Nominate Katherine Archuleta as OPM Director
Former campaign official has served in Labor, Energy and Transportation departments.
Oversight
House Panel Backs Greater Oversight of Union Workers with Federal Salaries
Bill would require OPM to submit an annual official time report.
Pay & Benefits
It’s No Time to Furlough Weather Service Employees, Lawmaker Says
Oklahoma tornado underscores agency’s safety mission, Rep. Wolf writes.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture Close To Avoiding Furloughs
Senate appropriators approve request to shift funds; House lawmakers will render decision by Thursday.
Defense
Nidal Hasan Has Earned $278,000 in Salary Since the Fort Hood Shooting
Hasan's salary cannot be suspended unless he is proven guilty.
Pay & Benefits
The Furloughs That Never Came
Few agencies followed through on warnings of forced unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
Customs and Border Employees Might Escape Furloughs
Lawmakers have until mid-June to approve a request to shift funds within agency’s budget.
Pay & Benefits