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.
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Army encourages early retirement for some soldiers
Service is using incentive to help reduce the force by thousands over the next few years.
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Thousands of Defense civilians might have to repay housing allowances
Department’s mistake could affect up to 2,000 employees in Europe.
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Postal Service overfunding pensions, report says
USPS calls for its own set of estimates to determine FERS payments.
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Federal retirees will get 1.7 percent COLA next year
Low inflation in 2012 results in smaller boost.
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Most feds get an extra pay period’s worth of leave this year
Use-it-or-lose-it policies remain in effect.
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Government to release cost-of-living adjustment Tuesday
Retirees are expected to receive a much smaller COLA increase for 2013.
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Feds are underpaid, former Obama economic adviser says
Larry Summers links federal compensation to investing in America’s future,
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Thrift Savings Plan Roth participation grows steadily
About 40,000 federal employees, including Marines, sign up for Roth in its first four months.
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Military families must pay to extend TRICARE coverage to adult dependents
Fee has deterred service members from exercising the option.
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Thousands of USPS mail handlers and postmasters accept separation incentives
Tally of about 7,000 is close to Postal Service projections.
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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.’
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Postal Service offers more buyout incentives
APWU-represented clerks, mechanics and others are eligible for up to $15,000.
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Military retirees see TRICARE fee hike
Many enrollees will pay 17 percent more in annual fees in fiscal 2013.
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Roth TSP opens to active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force
Difference in pay structure had slowed implementation.
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Thrift Savings Plan funds stay in black
All TSP funds post positive returns for second consecutive month.
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Obama makes pay freeze extension official
President signs into law six-month continuing resolution to avoid government shutdown.
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One in eight feds have witnessed workplace violence in past two years
Most perpetrators had connection to workplace.
Defense