Pay & Benefits
An End to Surprise Medical Bills
A new law prevents a trip to the emergency from becoming shockingly expensive.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Pay Raise Moves Forward Again
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Coming in 2022: A Mobile App for Federal Employees' Retirement Transactions
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Urge TSP to Include Diverse Managers in Mutual Fund Window
Group of Democratic lawmakers cites multiple studies that found that women- and minority-run asset managers were more likely to outperform financial markets.
Pay & Benefits
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Overhaul Federal Firefighter Pay, Benefits
Under a new bipartisan bill, federal wildland firefighters would make at least $20 per hour.
Pay & Benefits
What to Expect if You’re Expecting to Retire Soon
Leaving in 2021? Here are some things you should know.
Pay & Benefits
Feds, Funding, Furloughs and the Fiscal Rollercoaster
How we got to where we are in the annual budget mess, and where we’re headed.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Appropriators Endorse Biden’s 2.7% Pay Raise for Feds in 2022
Spending bills unveiled by Senate Democrats Monday were silent on the issue of federal employee compensation, potentially clearing the way for President Biden’s plan.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to Propose Expanding Dental and Vision Benefits to More Federal Workers
In a new proposed rule, OPM would extend eligibility to temporary and part-time workers, as well as federal firefighters and other “intermittent” first responders.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season To-Do List
Don’t let health insurance decisions and deadlines sneak up on you.
Pay & Benefits
Annual Employee Viewpoint Survey Coming Next Month, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirees to See Largest Cost-of-Living Adjustment in Decades in 2022
While CSRS retirees will receive a 5.9% boost to their defined benefit annuity payments next year, enrollees in FERS will only see a 4.9% increase, renewing calls to change the law.
Pay & Benefits
Bill to Provide Paid Family Leave for Feds Could Cost $20 Billion By 2027
Officials with the Congressional Budget Office warned that the actual price tag of providing feds with up to 12 weeks of paid family leave could vary widely from their estimate, depending on how much the new benefit is used.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season Shopping Tips
It’s not too soon to start thinking about your health insurance options.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Administration Makes Student Loan Forgiveness Program Easier to Use
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Portfolios Fall for First Time Since January
After an extended period of steady growth, nearly every fund in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended September in the red.
Pay & Benefits
The New Health Insurance Rates Can Only Mean One Thing
Open season is around the corner.
Pay & Benefits
Employee Groups React to Health Insurance Open Season Announcement
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 3.8% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year
Cost growth stems largely from specialty drugs, treatments for chronic illnesses and the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers said, although federal workers will be impacted less than employees of other large organizations.
Pay & Benefits