Oversight
Fiscal panel reinforces pay freeze, changes to federal benefits
Final deficit commission report proposes reform of FEHBP and government retirement systems.
Pay & Benefits
Locality pay frozen in 2011
Economic conditions prompt Obama to keep civilian federal employees’ base and locality pay flat next year.
Oversight
Pay freeze prompts concerns in Congress
Democrats express tentative opposition to Obama proposal while Republicans call for more-drastic cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Washington reacts to Obama’s federal pay freeze
Feedback from players on both sides of the pay debate.
Pay & Benefits
Poll: Feds see politics in pay raise decisions
An informal survey of Government Executive readers found most believe politics is the driving force behind federal pay negotiations.
Oversight
White House says pay freeze proposal was not a bargaining chip
Spokesman says decision was driven by deadline set in law, not upcoming meeting with congressional leaders.
Defense
White House bows to political realities on military pay
For fiscal 2011, the House-passed defense authorization bill includes a 1.9 percent pay raise for the military.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: New leader of traumatic brain injury center brings combat experience to job
Navy Capt. Paul Hammer, psychiatrist , has served two tours in Iraq.
Pay & Benefits
Medicare coverage deserves a second look during open season, experts say
It pays to factor it into your post-retirement health insurance planning.
Pay & Benefits
Voters back steep cuts in federal payroll
Poll respondents support slimming the ranks of federal employees or decreasing their pay.
Defense
Audit criticizes TSA screener training
IG recommends agency implement uniform training processes.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service contract talks up against new Tuesday deadline
Management’s demand for a flexible workforce amid plummeting revenue clashes with labor’s assertion that job security assures quality.
Defense
Number of Army suicides already surpasses 2009 total
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for soldiers, trailing only combat deaths and accidental deaths from drug overdoses and drunken driving.
Defense
Navy chief is preparing 'don't ask' recommendations
Roughead says Pentagon review allows the military to look at the potential effects of repealing the ban on openly gay troops in a “broad context.”
Defense
IG will review BRAC moves in Northern Virginia
Lawmaker called for examination of Army’s environmental assessment supporting relocation plan.
Pay & Benefits
Health insurance plans offer tax savings options
Feds should consider special tax-advantaged accounts to cover eligible medical costs.
Defense
Airports weigh Republican's proposal to ditch TSA screeners
Rep. John Mica of Florida is calling for the replacement of federal employee screeners with private contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Disability Decisions
Planning for the possibility you’re forced to leave your job due to injury.
Oversight