Pay & Benefits
Agencies don’t take advantage of ability to rehire retirees at full pay and annuity
GAO finds scant use of temporary waivers allowed by law.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker seeks temporary postal reform in continuing resolution
Congress is still at odds over how to fix financially ailing Postal Service.
Management
Defense industry planning pre-sequestration layoff warnings
Contractors send notifications despite Labor Department guidance to the contrary.
Pay & Benefits
Appropriators make pay freeze extension official
Stopgap spending measure continues current salary freeze on feds and lawmakers for next six months.
Oversight
Did an FAA employee violate Hatch Act by laying out budget scenarios?
OSC investigates official’s comments during Seattle town hall.
Pay & Benefits
Poll: Feds are fed up with charity campaign
Informal survey finds most feds do not plan to contribute to government’s annual giving drive.
Pay & Benefits
Spending cuts likely to trigger furloughs
Budget expert is not optimistic Congress will reach deal to avoid governmentwide cuts before deadline.
Pay & Benefits
OPM makes slow but steady progress on retirement backlog
Many federal retirees still have to wait months for full annuity checks.
Pay & Benefits
Ten more cities will get non-standard travel reimbursement rates
Change will take effect Oct. 1.
Tech
GSA spent $7.7 million on four years of virtual employee travel
Telework program aimed to save money by reducing office space.
Pay & Benefits
Poll: How Charitable Are You Feeling?
Tell us about your involvement in the Combined Federal Campaign.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam’s annual giving campaign launches Sept. 1
Reforms to the charitable program could be on the way.
Pay & Benefits
Buyout Watch
A running list of agencies coping with budget pressures by offering employees incentives to leave.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service offers 3,300 more early retirements
USPS managers have until Nov. 19 to accept deal.
Pay & Benefits
GOP endorses fed pay overhaul, smaller workforce
A draft of the Republican policy platform calls for aligning federal compensation with the private sector and shrinking government.
Tech
Apollo 11's astronauts received an $8 per diem for the mission to the moon
With deductions for the 'accommodation' provided by the spaceship.
Pay & Benefits
GSA projects $11 million savings from canceled conferences
Travel curbs show results as GOP demands figures on past agency gatherings.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan is hiring
The federal retirement fund board is increasing its staff size and filling vacant positions.
Management