Pay & Benefits
Health and wellness programs to expand beyond the Beltway
Personnel chief tells lawmakers he would like to set up health centers to serve federal facilities nationwide.
Oversight
Senate sends fixes bill back to House
Adjustments to the health care reconciliation bill are minor.
Pay & Benefits
FBI probing death threats, vandalism against lawmakers
Incidents are tied to votes on the controversial health reform measure.
Pay & Benefits
Telework and benefits bills take one step forward
Measure would give eligible employees the right to work off-site at least 20 percent of the time.
Pay & Benefits
Obama signs health care overhaul, but GOP fights on
With reform enacted, the Senate is left to approve changes the House has already signed off on.
Defense
TSA nominee won’t commit to collective bargaining rights
Maj. Gen. Robert Harding emphasizes training and morale challenges during first confirmation hearing.
Defense
Senators to press TSA nominee on Iraq contract audit
Collective bargaining rights for airport screeners also are likely to come up.
Pay & Benefits
Feds would feel health care reforms
While details still are being hammered out, excise tax and other provisions would affect the government’s insurance program.
Oversight
Contractor advocates criticize administration’s ‘carry-over workforce’ plan
Groups say draft rule implementing executive order eliminates hiring flexibility for companies.
Oversight
Senate girds for fight on health care reconciliation
A key GOP challenge will focus on changes to the Cadillac tax on high-value plans included in reconciliation legislation.
Pay & Benefits
House approves Senate health care bill
In historic move, House votes 219-212 to send an overhaul measure the Senate passed in December to the president's desk.
Defense
House votes to exempt TRICARE from health reform bill
TRICARE and other Defense beneficiaries will not have to purchase coverage beyond what they already have.
Pay & Benefits
Federal employee groups cautiously back health care bill
Some have come out in favor of the measure -- with reservations -- and others still are studying it.
Pay & Benefits
Union urges permanent collective bargaining rights for New Deal agency
Labor group wants to ensure the power to negotiate isn’t left to the whims of Tennessee Valley Authority leaders.
Oversight
Key federal management lawmakers brace for health care vote
Most House members with government employees in their districts say they will approve the legislation.
Oversight
Analysis: Labor-Management Partnership 2.0
As agency and union officials enter a new age of cooperation they can draw lessons from the Clinton years.
Pay & Benefits
Sick Leave Credit for All
Details on a benefit now available to FERS employees as well as those in CSRS.
Pay & Benefits
TSP annual leave investment bill unveiled
The measure could be a boon for federal employees who have large amounts of leftover leave, union leader says.
Pay & Benefits