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
TSP Trends, Pricey Crises
Thrift Savings Plan meets debt crisis, separated parents and the IRS.
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