Defense
Congress should act to avoid sequestration before election, senator says
Ayotte favors a two-year deal that shrinks the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan expects budget to grow as more feds retire
Contract held by firm involved in TSP cyberattack is up for renewal.
Management
White House veto threat sets up clash on Agriculture’s buildings fund
Administration also objects to proposed USDA salary cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Student loan deal close -- with or without federal pension hike
Increasing employee contributions was one proposal to pay for an extension of low Stafford loan interest rates.
Pay & Benefits
Can women have it all? Former federal official says answer is 'no'
High-level government jobs with inflexible hours and travel can make work-life balance a pipe dream, first woman director of policy planning at State argues.
Pay & Benefits
Need Money? Rethink Life Insurance
The first in a series on making the most of your government benefits.
Pay & Benefits
NOAA is ‘doing everything possible’ to avoid furloughs
Agency is working with Congress after mismanagement at National Weather Service.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon needs greater authority to issue bonuses, report says
Military pay report also finds combat tax breaks favor high-ranking officers.
Pay & Benefits
Bill bans bonuses for feds under investigation
House panel says no performance awards for GSA employees being probed for misconduct.
Pay & Benefits
The silence on next year’s pay raise continues
House Appropriations Committee remains mum on the possibility of a salary boost.
Pay & Benefits
Top NIST employees could see smaller bonuses in 2013
New policy is a result of fiscal belt-tightening across government.
Pay & Benefits
Federal wildfire fighters seek health benefits
Seasonal employee’s petition to Obama administration gets 100,000 signatures in a week.
Management
USPS offers part-time work to retired postmasters
Weeks after buyout announcement, relief employees sought.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Thinking
Three things to remember when considering long-term care insurance.
Pay & Benefits
Stay Healthy, Join a Union
Union members are more likely to say they are in good health; TSP update.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: Pay reform’s time has come
Even adversaries in the debate over public vs. private compensation agree a change is needed.
Pay & Benefits
Appropriators silent on 2013 pay raise
Senate spending bill does not include president’s recommended 0.5 percent salary boost for federal workers.
Pay & Benefits