Pay & Benefits
Final contract between union and TSA expected next week
AFGE argues for a less discriminatory pay-for-performance system.
Management
Joe Biden to firefighters: Romney doesn't 'get' you
Vice president defends administration policies on the wealthy as "shared responsibility."
Defense
Obama touts record on veterans issues
President says he’s delivered on campaign promises to help returning troops.
Pay & Benefits
EEOC unveils changes to discrimination complaint process
Rules aim to improve how claims are filed, processed and decided.
Pay & Benefits
No perfect way to compare private and public sector pay, study finds
Salary comparison methods reach differing conclusions, GAO report says.
Pay & Benefits
Civilians in Iraq eligible for premium pay cap waiver through 2012
Executive order allows certain federal employees to receive higher pay.
Management
Romney: Feds don’t get how hard it is to run a business
GOP candidate says 'career government bureaucrats' lack a sense of the challenges.
Pay & Benefits
Union, TSA near final labor contract
The first collective bargaining agreement between the two sides will cover more than 40,000 airport screeners.
Pay & Benefits
Government extends some benefits to feds’ same-sex partners
Rules build on President Obama’s 2010 executive order.
Pay & Benefits
House-passed Defense spending bill silent on civilian pay raise
Lawmakers nix some proposed TRICARE fee hikes and omit contractor salary cap.
Pay & Benefits
Retired -- and Working
A new law makes it possible for feds to stay employed while easing into retirement.
Pay & Benefits
TRICARE Fertility Care
A provision in a Senate bill would expand health care coverage for certain military personnel unable to conceive children.
Oversight
Congress to White House: What’s the sequestration plan?
House overwhelmingly passes bill requiring Obama to detail across-the-board budget cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Labor-management council reviews employee performance measures
Members also mull agency efforts to deepen consultation before major decisions.
Tech
GSA chief speaks on employee morale, agency flaws
Tangherlini asks IT contractors for help with modernizing.
Defense
Sequestration will cost 2.14 million jobs, study says
Automatic cuts would slash hundreds of thousands of federal positions, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
GSA suspends hiring, drastically scales back executive bonuses
Agency also eliminates awards program that offered iPods and other high-end prizes.
Pay & Benefits
Part-time firefighters now eligible for health care
Government expedites rule-making process.
Management
Clinton sets secretary of State travel record
The diplomat has traveled to more countries than any previous secretary.
Management