Pay & Benefits
Employee groups criticize Obama’s deficit-cutting plan
Labor-management council discusses president’s proposals and performance management strategy.
Pay & Benefits
GAO contemplates layoffs
Government watchdog is considering all options in the face of likely major cuts to fiscal 2012 budget.
Pay & Benefits
ATF offers hundreds of buyouts
Bureau hopes to save up to $20 million from voluntary separation packages.
Oversight
Lawmakers tout new postal reform measure as employee-friendly
House Democrats say their proposal to ease the agency’s financial strain goes easier on workers than a Republican alternative.
Oversight
Deficit reduction pain for federal employees could be worse, some say
Administration argues Obama’s proposal to raise feds’ retirement contribution levels is better than alternatives.
Pay & Benefits
Official confirms tensions over role of women in Obama White House
Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett tells the Washington Post there were some issues early on.
Defense
'Don't ask, don't tell' comes to an official end
Memo asks troops to "treat one another with dignity and respect regardless of sexual orientation."
Oversight
Obama already faces opposition on deficit strategy
Minutes after Rose Garden speech, House speaker accuses the president of failing to make a 'serious contribution' to the super committee's work.
Oversight
Obama jobs and deficit proposal targets contractor executive pay
Savings also claimed from reducing improper payments, curbing waste, selling federal assets.
Pay & Benefits
Feds would contribute more to pensions under Obama’s deficit plan
President’s proposal also would raise health care costs for some military employees and retirees and would lower the salary cap for contractor executives.
Oversight
Groups urge Obama not to target federal pay and benefits
The president is scheduled to release his deficit reduction recommendations Monday.
Pay & Benefits
Go or No Go
When it comes to retiring, do you feel like you’re being pushed, pulled, nudged or lured?
Oversight
Federal employees lauded at Washington gala
Winners honored for achievements in science, law enforcement and medicine.
Pay & Benefits
Senate passes FAA spending extension
Congress averts another agency shutdown one day before current funding expires.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service plans to shutter nearly half its processing plants
Move would cost 35,000 jobs; many could be eliminated through attrition.
Pay & Benefits
Incentive Wisdom
Smart allocation of cash rewards will keep agencies afloat during tough budget times.
Defense
Bill would ensure military, law enforcement officer pay
Rep. Fitzpatrick’s new bill prioritizes pay and allowances for certain federal employees in the event of another budget crisis.
Pay & Benefits
Bill strips back pay for furloughed FAA workers
Latest version of reauthorization measure does not reimburse thousands of employees affected by summer impasse.
Defense
Insiders poll: Super committee will cut additional billions in Defense
Investment accounts and military personnel are likely targets.
Pay & Benefits