Pay & Benefits
Some Lawmakers Gave Staff Bonuses as Fiscal Cliff Loomed
Cash perks acknowledged increased workloads amid downsizing, CNN told.
Management
USDA Doesn’t Pay for the Wine-Tasting Anyway
Agency responds to senator’s call to cut conferences before employee salaries.
Pay & Benefits
Fate of Pay Freeze Uncertain
Senate will unveil its legislation on Monday to keep the government open past March 27.
Pay & Benefits
Customs and Border Protection Sends Thousands of Furlough Notices
Full-time employees will have no more than 14 days of unpaid leave, starting April 21.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose Lower Cap on USPS Executive Pay
Bill would lower top salary by about $20,000 for officials at cash-strapped agency.
Pay & Benefits
Republican Bill Aims to Stop Sequestration Furloughs
Legislation would require OMB to detail how agencies can transfer funds to stave off furloughs during sequester.
Pay & Benefits
House Extends Pay Freeze, Upholds Sequester
Bill to keep government open past March 27 now heads to Senate.
Oversight
Senator to USDA: Cancel Wine Tastings Before Furloughing Food Inspectors
Republican says conferences should be cut before employee salaries.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Applications Spike in February
Number of new claims last month is up 218 percent compared to February 2012.
Defense
Furloughs Threaten Military School Teachers, Commissaries
The Pentagon is struggling to maintain accredited school year, spokesman says.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Want to Cut Congressional Pay
Democrats introduce bill to slash lawmakers’ pay during the sequester once furloughs begin.
Management
Obama Issues Order Implementing Sequester
Now the process begins of implementing the cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands at GSA Eligible for Back Pay
Union and agency officials reach $30 million settlement on overtime pay.
Pay & Benefits
Modest Gains for TSP in February
After strong January, momentum slows for investment offerings last month, and international stocks take a dip.
Management
Specter of Government Shutdown Looms as Sequester Arrives
Leaders offer no new details on spending cuts, but say they will work to keep government open past March 27.
Pay & Benefits
An Actual Sequestration Furlough Notice
Justice Department’s Feb. 20 letter goes public.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Cut Fed Workforce by 10 Percent in Three Years
Proposal limits agencies to one new hire for every three vacated spots.
Management
Fed Stress Doesn’t Faze Sequestration Supporters
Unions step up efforts to dramatize suffering due to budget uncertainty.
Pay & Benefits
Furloughs Come to Main Street
Automatic spending cuts will affect federal workers nationwide.
Management