Pay & Benefits
Let It Be, Roll It Over, Move It or Cash It Out
Assessing your options for what to do with your retirement fund when you change jobs.
Pay & Benefits
The Pay Raise State of Play, and TSP Contribution Changes
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Survey: Five in Six HHS Employees May Consider Leaving if Telework is Restricted
Department has stripped telework provisions from its union contract, and is expected to require employees to commute at least four days per week.
Pay & Benefits
Why You Might Want to Take Social Security Early
There are reasons not to wait for larger payouts when you’re older.
Pay & Benefits
New Guidance Helps Agencies Assess the Value of Work-Life Balance Programs
The federal government is looking to quantify the costs and benefits of programs such as telework.
Pay & Benefits
House Backs New Benefits for Feds, OPM Offers Heat Guidance and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Administration Calls for Fewer Performance Awards, Stricter Rating System for Feds
Only civil servants who deliver what the "American public should be able to expect" should get bonuses, OPM says.
Pay & Benefits
Salary Council Recommends Locality Pay Area Changes
The advisory body found that federal workers earn on average 31% less than their counterparts outside government, but the methodology is highly disputed.
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House Passes Defense Policy Bill with Provision to Block OPM-GSA Merger
The must-pass legislation also includes amendments granting paid family leave and protecting feds’ health insurance during shutdowns.
Pay & Benefits
It’s Time for Change: Make Your Voice Heard
Lawmakers have introduced a number of bills that would help federal retirees.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Grows, Bills Would Expand Veterans Benefits and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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House to Consider Blocking OPM Merger, Other Workforce Proposals Through Defense Policy Bill
Proposed amendments to the annual must-pass Defense authorization bill include measures to safeguard federal workers’ insurance during shutdowns, ban the box in federal hiring and protect whistleblowers.
Pay & Benefits
Achieving Financial Independence
Bridging the potential gap between pre- and post-retirement income.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrats Aim to Add Paid Family Leave for Feds to Defense Policy Bill
A proposed amendment to the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would provide all federal workers with 12 weeks of paid family leave.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service Floats Big Cuts to Employee Pay, Leave and Benefits
New postal workers would no longer earn a pension under preliminary business plan.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s White House Staff Is Smaller and Better Paid Than Obama’s
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is the top earner at $203,000 a year.
Pay & Benefits
All TSP Funds Rebound in June
After a lackluster May in which most offerings lost value, every fund in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program grew last month.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Shutdown Back Pay for Contractors, Trump Signs Law Expanding Vet Disability Benefits
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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