Pay & Benefits
GOP lawmakers want to cut federal workforce to avoid sequester
Bill would reduce government rolls by 10 percent through attrition.
Oversight
House passes balanced budget bill
Legislation would require president to submit supplemental plan by April 1.
Defense
Even with furloughs, Army may not be able to make payroll under sequester
Briefing documents detail ugly truth behind looming budget cuts.
Management
President asks for second sequester delay
Obama urges Congress to craft short-term deal that includes ‘balanced mix’ of spending cuts and tax reform before March 1.
Pay & Benefits
Obama signs debt ceiling suspension, ‘No Budget, No Pay’ into law
Borrowing limit lifted through May 18.
Oversight
House committee rejects Democratic sequester replacement
Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s failed proposal contained a mix of spending cuts and revenue increases.
Pay & Benefits
Feds anticipate the worst as spending cuts loom
Most federal workers believe their agency will have to furlough employees if sequestration occurs.
Oversight
National Weather Service exec fired after controversial comments
Sequestration is “penny-wise and pound-foolish,” Proenza tells Post.
Defense
Chuck Hagel on key Defense issues
Nominee speaks on the workforce, leadership, budget, contracting and more.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement funds start 2013 strong
All but one of the Thrift Savings Plan’s offerings grew in January.
Management
Agencies cut thousands of jobs in January
Federal employment bucks trend of growth in overall economy.
Pay & Benefits
Senate approves debt ceiling suspension
Bill now headed to Obama also withholds lawmakers’ pay if they fail to pass a budget by spring.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would protect military pay in a government shutdown
Troops should not be used as leverage in the budget battle, sponsor says.
Defense
Pentagon policy chief: Furloughs are not a sure thing
Memo cites 'inaccuracies' in media reports and 'frustration' from uncertainty.
Pay & Benefits
Wanted: Transportation tales from federal commuters
Tell us how you use the mass transit benefit.
Management
Social Security chief will leave in February
President Obama has not nominated a successor yet.
Pay & Benefits
OPM frees its human capital officers from daily pay and benefits grind
Policy staff will handle routine HR inquiries, while HCOs will focus on workforce strategy and innovation.
Pay & Benefits
Bill calls for end to cushy congressional pensions
Members must ‘share in the sacrifice,’ sponsor says.
Pay & Benefits
Military enrollment in TSP Roth spikes
Number of service member beneficiaries jumps nearly 300 percent in one month.
Pay & Benefits