Pay & Benefits
Unnamed top USPS official’s compensation exceeds legal limit, IG says
Postal Service at odds with IG over maximum compensation rules.
Pay & Benefits
FEHBP enrollees generally pleased with health coverage
Feedback from feds and retirees indicates many don’t intend to switch plans during open season.
Pay & Benefits
Fed gets jail time for personal purchases on a government credit card
HHS employee improperly spent $114,000, Justice says.
Nextgov
Pentagon advised to overhaul science and tech hiring
Defense lacks pipeline to fill STEM jobs left vacant by retirees, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Former CBO head: No budget, no payday
Douglas Holtz-Eakin says one way to get Congress and the White House to enact an annual budget is to withhold their pay.
Pay & Benefits
Employees can contribute more to their Thrift Savings Plans in 2013
IRS adjusts investment caps to account for inflation.
Pay & Benefits
More than 50,000 choose Thrift Saving Plan’s new Roth option
The investment choice now is open to all Defense civilians and service members.
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