Oversight
Video: Clinton praises State workers in budget testimony
State Department request is for $51.6 billion.
Pay & Benefits
Union takes aim at bills cutting federal benefits, and at their sponsors
NTEU is paying particular attention to supporting fed-friendly candidates in Senate races, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Labor auditors concerned about TSP computer security
Officials pledge to continue working on protecting the retirement plan’s electronic records.
Pay & Benefits
Government savings from 2007 TRICARE law subject to change
Real savings depend partly on future decisions about fees for the military health program, budget analysts find.
Pay & Benefits
Cashing Out From the TSP
The public face of the Thrift Savings Plan makes his own way to retirement.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service announces mail processing facility closures
Tens of thousands of employees have learned their center will shut down, as the agency struggles to regain its financial health.
Pay & Benefits
Obama signs payroll-tax holiday into law
New federal employees must now pay more for retirement benefits.
Oversight
Postal Regulatory Commission chairwoman releases travel records
Ruth Goldway responds to a congressional request for details.
Pay & Benefits
Dempsey to troops: ‘We’ve heard your concerns’ on TRICARE fees
Joint Chiefs chairman says Pentagon had to propose reforms in fiscal 2013 budget to control ballooning health care costs.
Pay & Benefits
Congress approves pension hike for new feds
Payroll tax cut deal requires new hires to contribute an additional 2.3 percent to their retirement benefits.
Oversight
Geithner reminds that 2012 debt limit fight is likely
Strength of recovery will determine if ceiling is reached before or after the election.
Pay & Benefits
Senior executives group opposes STOCK Act disclosure requirements
Letter urges lawmakers to remove provisions affecting executive branch.
Pay & Benefits
Current feds are still at risk despite payroll deal, unions warn
New hires will have to contribute more to their government pensions, but existing government workers spared -- for now.
Pay & Benefits
Tax cut deal boosts retirement contributions for new feds
Democrats stave off proposal that would have required all employees to contribute more to their pensions to pay for unemployment insurance extension.
Pay & Benefits
Military vs. Civilian Pay
Comparing total compensation between service member and civilians is no simple task.
Pay & Benefits
Women in government report more satisfaction than male colleagues
More men than women, however, perceive agency leadership as fair and empowering.
Pay & Benefits