Oversight
Public-private pay gap widens
Washington and Miami are exceptions to the rule, according to latest statistics.
Pay & Benefits
So Many Choices
With open season right around the corner, it’s time to start considering health plan options.
Oversight
OPM responds to USAJobs complaints
Officials emphasize increased security and direct some blame on users.
Pay & Benefits
Whistleblower protection bill clears House oversight panel
Revived measure would expand coverage and create pilot program for nondefense contractor employees.
Oversight
House panel approves bill to shrink federal workforce
Oversight committee amends legislation to include contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Playing Defense
The issue of military compensation reform continues to percolate amid talk of Defense budget cuts.
Pay & Benefits
House approves bill giving flags to families of deceased federal employees
Civilian Service Recognition Act to honor public servants killed in the line of duty passes unanimously.
Pay & Benefits
Panel considers bill to shrink federal workforce through attrition
House committee is set to mark up Rep. Mick Mulvaney's measure to reduce government workforce by 10 percent over three years.
Pay & Benefits
OMB employees split over labor representation
Professional staff votes against bargaining unit, while smaller group opts to join union.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement funds rebound in October
After losing ground for five months, all the TSP investment options post gains.
Pay & Benefits
Redesigned job search website attracts barrage of complaints
OPM stands by product, answering criticisms on search tool, technical glitches and contracting strategy.
Pay & Benefits
GSA inaugurates updated telework policy
Guidance for managers flips the presumption from can’t work offsite to can.
Pay & Benefits
Union opposes pension contribution proposal
Group takes particular issue with provision requiring employees of nontaxpayer funded Tennessee Valley Authority to pay into retirement plans.
Pay & Benefits
Wellness and disease prevention appear higher on FEHBP radar
Keeping enrollees healthy will help hold down costs, observers say.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Open Season
A look at how many feds have signed up for long-term care insurance during this year’s open season -- and why they did.
Pay & Benefits
Super Secretive
What’s the latest on deficit reduction proposals related to federal pay and benefits? You’d never guess from watching the public super committee hearings.
Pay & Benefits
TSP contribution cap to increase in 2012
Employees will be able to add up to $17,000 to their retirement plans next year.
Defense
Defense officials downplay panel’s role in revamping military retirement
Pentagon is reviewing its compensation structure for service members, including changes to pension benefits.
Defense
Obama to announce plan to curb veteran unemployment
Announcement comes as part of a group of executive orders trying to jolt the economy.
Defense