Pay & Benefits
Sandy amendments target federal transit benefits, spending
Proposals would end mass transit perk and impose a 1.63 percent across-the-board spending cut.
Pay & Benefits
26,500 employees accept Postal Service buyout
Deadline for opting in has passed; workers will leave by Feb. 28.
Pay & Benefits
TSP mulls investment conversion option
Fiscal cliff law allows retirement plans to let enrollees switch to a Roth account.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security may owe thousands of employees more back pay
Recent ruling affirms that the agency has violated the terms of a 2002 discrimination case settlement.
Defense
Troops discharged under 'don't ask, don't tell' gain full severance pay
Settlement will affect 181 veterans who were only receiving half of their benefit.
Pay & Benefits
GSA boosts mileage reimbursement rate
Agency increases current rate to 56.5 cents per mile for feds who use their private vehicles for work.
Pay & Benefits
Money isn’t the top motivator for feds
Variety and autonomy also are key, survey finds.
Pay & Benefits
No separate paid holiday for feds on Inauguration Day
Calendar quirk means the inauguration will be combined with a normal public holiday for MLK Day.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement claims backlog falls 57 percent in 2012
Slow December provides a lull before an expected influx of applications this month.
Pay & Benefits
TSP board on debt ceiling: No cause for concern
Notice reiterates that all investments are guaranteed by federal government.
Pay & Benefits
Feds see paychecks shrink with payroll tax hike
Employees feel the pain as pay freeze extension and higher tax converge.
Management
Ethics office issues inauguration warnings to feds
Federal employees can attend Inaugural events but can’t receive preferential treatment.
Pay & Benefits
Military pay raise becomes law
Obama signs defense legislation authorizing 1.7 percent raise for service members in 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Feds safe from pay freeze extension – for now
Senate did not act on House-passed legislation before adjourning Wednesday.
Management
Agencies, contractors chafe at cliff deal’s uncertainty on sequestration
Delay called ‘worst possible outcome’ for planners.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds round out 2012 with modest gains
All but one grew in December, with international investments performing best.
Management
Pulling back from the cliff: House passes compromise measure
Move sets stage for potential automatic spending cuts and government shutdown in two months.
Pay & Benefits