Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan advisory board considers mutual funds
Move would mean greater freedom for TSP participants -- and also greater risk.
Pay & Benefits
Federal pay losing ground compared to private sector, report finds
Council says pay freeze contributed to an 8 percent increase in salary gap.
Pay & Benefits
Broadcasting Board of Governors offers buyouts, early outs
Employees of Voice of America and other divisions are eligible.
Management
Lawmakers urged to adopt tighter caps on contractor pay
Limiting annual reimbursements to $230,700 per employee would save billions, advocacy groups argue.
Defense
Military personnel have until Sunday to apply for special pay
Members whose service was extended involuntarily after the 9/11 terrorist attacks are eligible for benefit.
Pay & Benefits
Army encourages early retirement for some soldiers
Service is using incentive to help reduce the force by thousands over the next few years.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Defense civilians might have to repay housing allowances
Department’s mistake could affect up to 2,000 employees in Europe.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service overfunding pensions, report says
USPS calls for its own set of estimates to determine FERS payments.
Pay & Benefits
Federal retirees will get 1.7 percent COLA next year
Low inflation in 2012 results in smaller boost.
Pay & Benefits
Most feds get an extra pay period’s worth of leave this year
Use-it-or-lose-it policies remain in effect.
Pay & Benefits
Government to release cost-of-living adjustment Tuesday
Retirees are expected to receive a much smaller COLA increase for 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Feds are underpaid, former Obama economic adviser says
Larry Summers links federal compensation to investing in America’s future,
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Roth participation grows steadily
About 40,000 federal employees, including Marines, sign up for Roth in its first four months.
Pay & Benefits
Military families must pay to extend TRICARE coverage to adult dependents
Fee has deterred service members from exercising the option.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of USPS mail handlers and postmasters accept separation incentives
Tally of about 7,000 is close to Postal Service projections.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement claims surge in September
OPM chips away at backlog, despite receiving thousands more applications than expected.
Management
AFGE defends taxpayer-funded union activities as ‘fair and effective’
Columnist calls official time a ‘shadow practice that must be stopped.’
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service offers more buyout incentives
APWU-represented clerks, mechanics and others are eligible for up to $15,000.
Pay & Benefits
Military retirees see TRICARE fee hike
Many enrollees will pay 17 percent more in annual fees in fiscal 2013.
Pay & Benefits