Pay & Benefits
Senator proposes cuts to federal annuity benefits
Bill would eliminate pensions for all government employees hired from 2013 onward.
Pay & Benefits
For Richer or Poorer: Final Words
Some general guidance about options when it comes to providing for a surving spouse.
Oversight
OMB, special counsel nominees approved in committee
Heather Higginbottom would serve in the No. 2 role at the Office of Management and Budget.
Pay & Benefits
Hitting the Ceiling
What happens to federal employees’ benefits when the government bumps up against its debt limit?
Oversight
Labor leaders demand answers on agency shutdown plans
Lack of information about furloughs and pay is causing concern among employees, unions say.
Oversight
Experts call on agencies to narrow performance goals
Witnesses tell Senate task force that the government’s performance management system in many cases is understood only by insiders.
Oversight
OPM chief calls for new performance review system
John Berry says current process has 'dehumanized' management.
Oversight
Administration backs delay of contractor tax withholding
Controversial provision would require the government to withhold 3 percent of its payments to industry firms.
Oversight
Hiring managers should be agency brand ambassadors, says official
OPM recruiting specialist recommends that search for new talent be done through formal activities; new online tools suggest how.
Defense
Government would save billions by capping pay, CBO says
Latest report from the Congressional Budget Office explores potential savings of reducing annual military and civilian pay raises.
Oversight
Defense outlines furlough policy
Military personnel must report for duty without pay and complete any work left undone by furloughed civilian employees.
Pay & Benefits
USPS, union reach tentative agreement
New contract would protect against layoffs, limit `excessing’ and raise salaries by 3.5 percent.
Oversight
Federal mentors dispense wisdom on YouTube
Top government leaders offer career advice in online videos for young employees.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker seeks 10 percent pay cut for Congress, White House
Bill would reduce salaries for lawmakers,the president and vice president, beginning in 2013.
Oversight
Corporate leaders advise government on personnel, contracting issues
The new Management Advisory Board is working with the White House on operational management issues.
Pay & Benefits
For Richer or Poorer, Part Two
Spousal survivor annuity options for those under the Federal Employees Retirement System.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers seek better oversight of federal workers’ prescription drug benefits
New law could save up to $3 billion by opening up the pharmaceutical buying process, a bill co-sponsor says.
Oversight
Analysis: and the winner of the pay debate is . . .
Wednesday's House panel hearing on whether federal workers are underpaid or overpaid laid bare a possible route to reform of the GS system.
Oversight
Report: Innovation in developing leaders is crucial in a time of tight resources
Leadership development should be narrow and focused on specific qualities, observers say.
Oversight