Pay & Benefits
Avoiding Annuities
Why so many people say no to the opportunity to get a Thrift Savings Plan annuity.
Defense
GOP seeks to cut DHS personnel funding
Republicans want budget increases in 2011 proposal for staffing and other administrative resources to go toward mission operations.
Oversight
Uncle Sam kicks off new federal employee survey
OPM expects to poll 100,000 more government workers this year than in 2008.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: Do agencies make new employees do busywork?
New acquisition workers at one agency report their days are filled with drudgery and downtime.
Pay & Benefits
Life or Death
The government provides a range of benefits to families of federal employees who die on the job.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog says FDA should fine-tune processes for handing out bonuses
Report follows OPM memo calling for more scrutiny of incentive payments governmentwide.
Oversight
Union calls for expanding definition of law enforcement officers
Changes would make more federal workers eligible for special retirement benefits and help agencies meet workforce challenges, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Officials question need for bill to boost prescription drug oversight
OPM already has taken steps to ensure pharmacy benefit managers are not contributing to cost hikes, official testifies.
Defense
National labor leaders back AFGE in effort to organize screeners
Largest federal employee union is vying with NTEU for 40,000 potential new members.
Defense
Army resists immediate end to gay ban
In congressional testimony, officials recommended against a moratorium on discharging known homosexual service members until a review of "don't ask, don't tell" is completed.
Pay & Benefits
Most NSPS workers will return to the General Schedule by October
Defense still is determining how to handle employees who came in from non-GS pay systems.
Pay & Benefits
Obama issues health care compromise
Proposal would ease cost limits that dictate excise tax on pricier health care plans.
Defense
AFGE seeks to represent screeners
Republicans say granting collective bargaining rights to TSA screeners could hurt national security.
Oversight
Challenges loom in expanded use of unmanned systems
Senior Air Force intelligence officer raises concerns about joint operations, airspace control.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: Which is better, his fastball, or his policy pitch?
Ross Ohlendorf takes a break from the Pittsburgh Pirates to intern at the Agriculture Department.
Defense
New Air Force program aims to groom civilian executives
Service will designate dozens of senior positions to serve as stepping stones to the SES.
Defense
Group claims repealing gay ban could hinder military readiness
Policy center believes overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” could result in misconduct and tension among service members.
Pay & Benefits
Groups weigh in on proposed changes to EEO complaint process
Organizations want protections as commission pursues electronic filings, pilot projects.
Pay & Benefits