Pay & Benefits
GOP targets automatic deductions of union dues
New legislation aims to weaken federal unions, according to labor leaders who observe that employees already must opt into the elective payroll deductions.
Oversight
HR managers feel they lack time, money for succession planning
Human resources pros focus more on ensuring skilled staff is in the pipeline in their agencies than in their own offices, report finds.
Oversight
Poll: Escape Route
Has the pay freeze put a damper on your vacation plans? Or do you need a break now more than ever? Take our poll.
Pay & Benefits
GOP lawmakers unveil bill to reduce government workforce
Legislation would allow one federal employee to be hired for every three employees who leave.
Defense
GOP report says private airport screeners can do more for less
Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., urges TSA to ‘get out of the personnel business’ and focus on setting security standards.
Defense
GAO: Reservists need better information about health care benefits
Defense should improve efforts to educate eligible reservists about the TRICARE program, report says.
Oversight
Republicans challenge Obama guidance on labor agreements in contracts
House lawmakers push `neutral contracting’ bill as administration defends agency option to favor unionized bidders.
Pay & Benefits
Best Dates to Retire, Revisited
Answers to reader questions about optimal retirement dates next year.
Pay & Benefits
Lights go back on at several D.C. agencies after 36-hour outage
Employees were encouraged to telework until electricity was restored.
Pay & Benefits
77,000 feds earn more than their governors, report finds
Nearly a quarter of the higher-earning federal employees were medical officers, according to 2009 data.
Oversight
Price tag of official time spent on union activities grows
Labor officials and Republican lawmakers debate whether that time is well spent.
Pay & Benefits
Recouping Sick Leave
Some federal retirees who return to work can reclaim unused sick time.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds post mixed results in May
Majority of investment options experience small losses, but all remain up for the year.
Pay & Benefits
From Nextgov: Social Security statements to go online
SSA has been especially cautious about putting info on the Web because Social Security numbers can be used in identity theft.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture Department offers buyouts, early outs
Department joins growing list of agencies trying to contain costs in difficult fiscal environment.
Oversight
Senior executives give low marks to Obama appointees
Top career managers rate the president’s political leaders as less effective than those in the Bush or Clinton administrations.
Oversight
Wisconsin judge strikes down collective bargaining law
Ruling says the manner in which Republican legislators passed the measure violated the state's open meetings law.
Pay & Benefits