Pay & Benefits
The TSP and Your Retirement Date
Delaying retirement can complicate your Thrift Savings Plan withdrawal situation.
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White House Finalizes 1.9 Percent Pay Raise for Civilian Feds
Nearly six weeks after its enactment, federal workers will finally see their 2019 pay increase.
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State Approves Law to Protect Feds in Future Shutdowns, and OPM Clarifies Leave Donations
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
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Trump's Top Budget Official Defends 2020 Pay Freeze to Congress
OMB chief pledges to work with agencies to develop performance and mission-based pay plans.
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TSP Officials Confident Congress Will Act on Shutdown Relief Bill
Lawmakers are considering as many as five bills that would make it easier for federal employees to access their Thrift Savings Plan accounts during a government shutdown.
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Senate GOP Proposes Drastic Budget Cuts, Retirement Contribution Hikes in 2020 Budget
Non-defense agencies would see 9 percent reduction to spending levels.
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Law Enforcement Group Sues OPM Over Retirement Rule Change
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association has fought to reverse a reduction in the pension supplement calculation for divorced retirees.
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Relocations, Buyouts Tucked Into Trump's Budget
While it reversed its push for governmentwide staffing cuts, some agencies are still pushing "workforce reshaping."
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When and Why You Have to Take TSP Withdrawals
A look at required minimum distributions.
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Trump Administration Prepares 'Holistic' Review to Overhaul Federal Employee Compensation
A contractor will examine pay issues, as well as work-life balance and meaningfulness of work.
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Another Effort to Fix Tax Issues for Relocating Feds, the Pay Raise Is Almost Ready, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
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The Retroactive Pay Raise Is in 'Final Clearance' Stage, says White House Official
"It is exceedingly legalistic as to how we get this squared away," said Margaret Weichert, acting OPM director.
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White House Pushes Performance-Based Pay Without Any Money to Implement It
The Trump administration dropped its proposal for a $1 billion interagency workforce fund, instead suggesting agencies offset a requested 2020 pay freeze with existing appropriations.
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Trump Proposes Cutting Postal Employees’ Pay, Benefits in $100B Savings Package
The compensation reforms would be coupled with operational changes proposed by the president’s task force.
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Federal Employees Would Get Less Leave Under Trump’s 2020 Budget
Combining sick leave and vacation time would provide "maximum flexibility," the White House says.
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Trump's Budget Proposes Staffing Increases at All But 2 Cabinet-Level Agencies
Agency-by-agency job gains (or losses) under the White House’s 2020 request.
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New Pay Systems, More Temporary Employees Headline Civil Service Reforms in Trump’s Budget
Under a never-before-used provision of the 1990 Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, the White House promises action on special pay systems this year.
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Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Pensions for Some New Feds
A proposal that would offer a more generous government contribution to the TSP marks “the first step” toward ending federal pensions, a union official says.
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Nurses Picket VA Headquarters to Protest Private Care and Vacancies
Many VA employees believe the Trump administration supports privatization, despite official claims otherwise.
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