Oversight
Agencies need better plans to protect feds in a flu pandemic, GAO says
FAA air traffic controllers working in close proximity are especially at risk.
Pay & Benefits
Bill curbs bonuses at VA
Legislation would limit the total amount department can pay in annual performance awards to senior employees.
Pay & Benefits
Federal travelers could have fewer lodging options
Fiscal 2013 per diem rates could take a hit because of governmentwide effort to rein in spending.
Pay & Benefits
House wants to be clear: IRS can levy your TSP funds
Lawmakers overwhelmingly pass bill clarifying existing law.
Pay & Benefits
Senate appropriators OK military pay raise, reject layoff notice proposal
Amendment would have required contractors to issue warnings, contrary to Labor Department ruling.
Management
TSA, union reach agreement on labor contract
First-ever collective bargaining agreement at agency wrapped up in marathon bargaining session.
Management
GSA hammered on ‘outrageous’ bonuses, conference spending
Agency disputes some accusations lodged by lawmakers at hearing.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill that would ax federal tax cheats
Legislation would allow government to fire employees who fail to pay their share.
Pay & Benefits
TSP head expresses regret over cyberattack
The board’s executive director says agency now has a plan in place to notify participants of security breaches.
Pay & Benefits
Military moves one step closer to a pay raise
Senate subcommittee advances bill with 1.7 percent salary boost for service members next year.
Tech
Report suggests sweeping changes to CFC
Federal employees’ charity campaign should expand donor base and get a website, commission finds.
Defense
Lawmakers question Pentagon’s request to move TRICARE funds
Defense wants to shift $708 million from its health care accounts to fund other unspecified priorities.
Pay & Benefits
Romney accused of planning big pay cut for feds
Republican candidate wants to align public and private sector compensation.
Pay & Benefits
Change for the Better
Surprising to some, Congress has actually done much to improve federal retirement benefits in recent decades.
Pay & Benefits
Socially responsible investment not necessarily wise for TSP, report says
GAO says adding SRI to Thrift Savings Plan portfolio ‘presents challenges.’
Pay & Benefits
Education faces major cuts and furloughs, secretary says
Sequestration would force massive teacher layoffs, Arne Duncan says.
Pay & Benefits
OPM touts progress on disability hiring
Government now employs the highest percentage of disabled workers in 20 years, report says.
Pay & Benefits