Oversight
At one-year mark, Obama shows progress on management pledges
National Journal finds the administration is following up on a number of the president’s campaign trail promises.
Defense
Withdrawal of TSA nominee raises concern about agency workforce
Lack of permanent leadership is delaying action on important issues, union officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Challenges remain in administrative judge hiring, evaluation
Report recommends that OPM work with agencies to improve processes for screening job candidates and assessing judges’ work.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement savings plan to launch new Web site in May
Redesign comes amid efforts to get more employees to invest part of their paychecks in the TSP.
Oversight
Feds are left out of excise tax compromise
A proposed five-year delay of the Cadillac tax does not apply to most federal employees’ health care plans.
Defense
Outgoing intelligence HR chief says pay-for-performance can work
Personnel reform has a better chance if stakeholders are given a seat at the table, Sanders says.
Pay & Benefits
OPM debuts new health center at headquarters building
Top officials say federal health programs should be models for private sector.
Pay & Benefits
Recovery and Raises
Even if the economy improves, that doesn’t necessarily mean the average federal pay increase will go up.
Defense
Suicide prevention continues to elude Army leaders
Eight active-duty suicides in the first eight days of the year suggest rate is not abating.
Oversight
Intelligence HR chief is stepping down
Ron Sanders has been instrumental in creation of intelligence pay-for-performance systems.
Pay & Benefits
Unions create governmentwide coalition
With a nod to the alliance that fought NSPS, employee groups band together to work with the administration on personnel reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Women’s group pushes overhaul of pay-for-performance programs
Survey finds two-thirds of female employees don’t back their agencies’ performance-based compensation systems.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2010 Edition
Your annual guide to the best Retirement Planning columns since 2006.
Pay & Benefits
Cadillac health care tax is closer to law
White House supports levy on insurers; federal employee groups oppose idea.
Pay & Benefits
Healing Touch
Policy act provision makes it easier for employees to spend time caring for loved ones injured during military service.
Pay & Benefits
Student interns head back to college to tout Energy Department
Six undergraduates interned this past summer, and now are receiving stipends from a nonprofit to promote the department at their respective schools.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture’s cafeteria serves healthy meals alongside traditional fare
Agency makes nutritional information available and encourages employees to make smarter choices.
Pay & Benefits
Gunman shoots two federal employees at Las Vegas courthouse
Security officer is killed; deputy U.S. marshal wounded.
Pay & Benefits