Pay & Benefits
Report: HR officials face an uphill battle on hiring reform
Lack of skills and resources could make it difficult for agencies to fulfill mandate, survey finds.
Oversight
USAJobs aims to boost minority recruiting
Voluntary form will provide agencies with information to effectively target certain groups, observers say.
Pay & Benefits
New automatic enrollment program could encourage TSP savings
Data on the fledgling effort is not available yet, but officials don’t expect to see many people opt out.
Defense
Obama signs border bill adding 1,200 new employees
Measure also funds upgrades to communication and surveillance technology.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service strives to maintain a deep bench for executive jobs
Even as USPS’ workforce shrinks, officials focus on getting diverse candidates with varied experience lined up for leadership vacancies.
Pay & Benefits
At Your Service
Answers to readers’ questions about service requirements and retirement.
Oversight
Study to settle public-private pay debate still a ways off
Data shows increasing compensation gaps between public and private sector workers, as observers wait for a reliable comparison.
Pay & Benefits
Transit Sticker Shock
Federal commuters could see their transit benefits cut almost in half if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year.
Defense
Lawmaker questions management of soldiers’ life insurance funds
Beneficiaries aren’t well-informed on insurance payouts and don’t receive full interest, says Democrat.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: How do you tell a government employee from a contractor?
Can looks alone indicate the difference?
Oversight
Commerce reports $1.6 billion savings for decennial census
Officials attribute savings to good management and aggressive advertising.
Oversight
Lawmaker seeks cap on federal workforce growth
Move could increase outsourcing and federal spending, union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say.
Defense
Gates announces major cuts at Defense
Pentagon will eliminate three organizations plus eliminate contractors, 150 senior executives and 50 flag officers.
Pay & Benefits
Policies on temporary workers come under fire
Unions say temps are being exploited, and deserve full-time benefits and jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: Are flip-flops appropriate for work?
Not if you're going to the White House, says the OPM director. But what about at your agency?
Defense
Defense ends performance-based pay for intelligence employees
Workers will not see salary reductions as a result of the change, outgoing Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence James Clapper says.
Oversight
Senate sends 13 nominations back to White House
Nominees, including Medicare chief and Customs and Border Protection commissioner, will have to be sent to the Hill again.
Pay & Benefits
VA health care workers move a step closer to bargaining over pay issues
Senate panel passes a measure that would expand employees’ negotiating rights to include compensation policies.
Pay & Benefits