Pay & Benefits
Locality pay will remain unchanged in 2012
Officials decline to modify pay boundaries in six metropolitan regions or add any new areas.
Pay & Benefits
Ex-SEC employees enjoy ‘revolving door,’ study says
Project on Government Oversight database documents more than 200 Securities and Exchange Commission veterans who represented clients before the regulators.
Defense
Watchdog dings VA for poor management of rural health program
Office cannot be certain it wisely allocated nearly $300 million, IG concludes.
Pay & Benefits
Calculating Cost
An online tool helps feds manage their long-term care insurance options.
Oversight
USPS posts $2.6 billion loss for first half of fiscal 2011
Workers Compensation reform could provide significant savings, IG says.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker proposes federal hiring freeze
Agencies would be unable to hire until the deficit is resolved.
Pay & Benefits
The Roundup
A look at recent retirement-related news, and reader reaction to previous columns.
Oversight
New government hiring tools help agencies share research, resources
The online materials create a level playing field for agencies of all sizes and budgets, OPM’s Angela Bailey says.
Oversight
OPM launches online recruitment tool for hiring managers
The USAJobsRecruit website has recruiting guidance, discussion forums, chats and blogs.
Pay & Benefits
Agency leaders decry 'cheap shots' against feds
Government can do more to support employees, top officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Nonprofit group announces finalists for public service awards
Federal employees will vie for honors with monetary awards ranging from $3,000 to $10,000.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds post positive returns for April
Every investment option grew last month, and all are in the black for the year.
Oversight
Telework programs give agencies a competitive edge in attracting top talent, officials say
Younger workers have a new range of skills and may not want to work at the same desk every day, panelists tell telework town hall.
Defense
Military launches health care option for adult children
Interim final rule establishes premiums and regulations for dependents up to age 26.
Pay & Benefits
States face $1.26 trillion in retiree benefit shortfalls
Pew report suggests the funding gap is climbing year-to-year.
Pay & Benefits