Pay & Benefits
Budget proposes federal workforce boost
Government would add 15,000 civilian employees as agencies continue work on hiring initiatives.
Oversight
Budget includes 1.6 percent pay raise for military personnel
The administration also pledges $8.3 billion in fiscal 2012 funds to support military families.
Defense
GAO calls Pentagon policies inconsistent on medical care in war zones
Conflicting guidance on routine treatment for civilian employees and service members could pose problems, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
House lawmakers reintroduce paid parental leave bill
Legislation would provide federal employees with four weeks of paid time off for childbirth or adoption.
Pay & Benefits
Credit for Military Service
The first in a three-part series on service credit issues.
Pay & Benefits
Official: Contractors will bear brunt of personnel cuts at command
Army Gen. Raymond Odierno said 2,000 of the nearly 3,000 positions slated for elimination at the Joint Forces Command will be contractor jobs.
Defense
TSA administrator defends collective bargaining decision
Employees who strike over labor issues will be disciplined and possibly terminated.
Pay & Benefits
Life and Taxes
Feds now have more time to choose a life insurance plan, and retirees receive more tax help.
Oversight
USPS down $329 million so far in fiscal 2011
More workforce cuts and agencywide restructuring expected as officials seek to reduce costs.
Oversight
Feds rally against becoming scapegoats for fiscal woes
Union members march to the Capitol to deliver a petition asking Congress not to balance the budget by freezing pay and reducing the workforce.
Oversight
OPM launches online university for human resources managers
Website offers courses and career development resources across government for a price.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers take stand against new TSA bargaining privileges
‘Middle ground’ language would offer employees appeal rights and whistleblower protections, but not the ability to bargain collectively.
Defense
Report: Defense funding needed to ease BRAC-related traffic congestion
Special congressional and department money critical for road and transit infrastructure, panel finds.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: White House gets tough on ID card reader requirements
OMB tells agencies it will withhold funds for other programs if they don’t comply with directive.
Oversight
Tea partier wants to scrap Energy Department
GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced a bill that would move nuclear weapons programs to the Pentagon.
Defense
TSA workers granted limited collective bargaining rights
Unions hail decision; lawmakers have mixed reactions.
Oversight
USPS changes salary rules for postmasters
Downgraded employees will see pay drop after two years if their salary exceeds grade maximum.
Pay & Benefits
Rethinking the Best Date to Retire
Under FERS, it might not be the last day of the month.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Army taps Second Life for troop and family support
Virtual resiliency center will offer everything from exercise classes to tools for coping with the stress of multiple deployments.
Pay & Benefits