Pay & Benefits
Feds one step closer to an option for easing into retirement
Senate passes transportation package containing the retirement provision; House can take up that bill or a version less friendly to feds.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration could mean furloughs for many Justice employees
More than 100,000 employees could be forced to take several weeks of unpaid vacation in 2013.
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Congress urged to slow down on pay and benefits reforms
OPM chief warns lawmakers from both parties that meddling too much could hurt recruiting.
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Senate rejects pay freeze extension for federal workers
Full transportation bill vote expected Wednesday.
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Senate gears up for vote on pay freeze extension
Prospects for passage of overall surface transportation bill remain unclear.
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Postal Service defends executive salaries as lawmaker looks to cap pay
Agency insists it must stay competitive with the private sector.
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Pay freeze extension on the table again
GOP Sen. Pat Roberts would use savings to offset the cost of tax relief, energy measures in transportation bill.
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GSA chief calls Telework Week a 'roaring success'
Mobile devices allow rotating use of space at headquarters -- currently under renovation.
Pay & Benefits
Senate approves retirement-work hybrid for feds
House to consider a similar provision next week.
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Feds aren’t alone in pension pain
State and local government employees are being asked to contribute more, too, and the reforms often apply to current and future employees.
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Postal Service to lay off up to 2,000 employees
Voluntary retirement packages and buyouts also may be considered as USPS moves to close more than 220 mail processing facilities.
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Retirement returns grow steadily in February
All funds in the Thrift Savings Plan post slightly lower gains than January, but stay in the black.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture to offer more buyouts
Department plans to grant 300 buyouts and then hire 150 employees at lower grades.
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Union, Social Security Administration reach contract deal
Final agreement should be signed in April, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
DOMA Still Dogs Domestic Partners of Feds
District court ruling isn’t enough to force the federal government to offer same-sex couples health benefits -- yet.
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