Pay & Benefits
OPM chief discusses new diversity initiative
John Berry wants to see better minority representation at the senior management level.
Pay & Benefits
Diminishing Returns
Why your interim retirement benefits could be a lot smaller than you expected.
Oversight
Obama orders agencies to develop plans to increase workforce diversity
Executive order also mandates creation of governmentwide plan.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service commences talks with two unions
The contract negotiations will address management’s plan to eliminate 220,000 jobs by 2015.
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Presidential vacation criticism is as old as Washington
In the two centuries since John Adams was the first president to seek solace outside Washington, the critics have always been there to attack.
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Treasury refills federal pension coffers
Law requires government to repay with interest retirement funds once debt limit is increased.
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Commerce offers buyouts, early outs
Agencies continue to seek authority from OPM to reshape the government workforce amid impending budget cuts.
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GAO plans to offer buyouts, early outs
Members of the Senior Executive Service are not eligible for the incentives in this round.
Pay & Benefits
Smooth Sailing
Tips for ensuring your transition to retirement goes off without a hitch.
Oversight
IG: Postal Service managers fudged pay-for-performance rules
Audit finds supervisors at the financially strapped agency arbitrarily lowered performance ratings and were less generous with raises, partly to avoid a public backlash.
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Super committee’s success or failure both threaten federal pay and benefits
Employees are likely to swallow a bitter pill under any congressional scenario.
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August Leave
Brush up on the rules for taking annual and sick leave -- and tell us how you use yours.
Pay & Benefits
Despite rate hike, many federal long-term care enrollees hold on to benefit
Program management has improved during the past few years, GAO finds.
Oversight
Employees rank NASA as most innovative agency
Nonprofit looks at how federal workers view creativity in their jobs.
Oversight
OPM backs management groups seeking to participate in labor forums
Berry reminds agencies to consult with organizations representing supervisors on personnel and operations issues.
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Education will offer buyouts, early outs
Department is latest agency to reshape workforce by offering incentives to employees beginning in September.
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Lawmaker tries to reassure beleaguered feds
Maryland Democrat explains how the debt ceiling deal could affect pay and benefits of workforce.
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