Pay & Benefits
Too easy for ineligible vets to claim needs-based pension, GAO finds
VA should request more financial info on application, watchdog says.
Oversight
House members vote to freeze their own salaries
Also, members' representational allowances will remain unchanged in 2013 if the Senate approves the bill.
Oversight
Weather Service says it may furlough 5,000 employees
Move comes as agency seeks to address funding shortfall in the wake of scandal over reprogramming of funds.
Pay & Benefits
HUD seeks more detailed data on executive pay
The department will ask public housing authorities for comprehensive info on compensation for top officials.
Management
The problem with public sector unions -- and how to fix it
Here's a plan to preserve the ability of government workers to bargain collectively -- one that would prevent the excesses that are destroying some communities' fiscal health.
Pay & Benefits
House considers yet another pay freeze measure
Bill would deny Homeland Security civilians a salary hike in 2013.
Pay & Benefits
House panel backs bill extending the federal pay freeze another year
Spending measure also includes IRS cuts that could lead to more buyouts, Democrat says.
Management
Senate panel backs tighter caps on contractor pay
Defense bill would limit salary reimbursement to $230,700 for all executives.
Pay & Benefits
The long lag-time in notifying TSP participants of breach, explained
Retirement savings program’s board responds to Sen. Susan Collins’ query.
Pay & Benefits
Room for confusion in letters sent to TSP cyberattack victims
Form letters don’t reveal extent to which individual accounts were compromised.
Pay & Benefits
Unions look out for more pay freeze provisions
House panel is set to take up the spending bill that traditionally includes governmentwide pay measures.
Management
Government lost 5,000 jobs in May
Longest federal workforce decline in more than a decade continues, data show.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP funds down in May
All but two federal retirement funds post losses as downward trend continues.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans propose federal pension hikes to fund student loan program
Union leaders urge President Obama to reject the offer.
Pay & Benefits
Goin’ to the Chapel
Advice for those who are both nearing retirement and contemplating getting married.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill that would extend pay freeze for some civilians
The Obama administration threatens to veto the spending measure.
Pay & Benefits
Federal court rules against DOMA in same-sex government benefits case
Judges: 'Only the Supreme Court can finally decide this unique case.'
Pay & Benefits