Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Renew Push for Contractor Back Pay, An Expansion of Veterans’ Benefits and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Trump's Postal Reform Proposals Met With Criticism From Lawmakers, USPS Management
Administration, in turn, blasts several key bipartisan provisions of potential postal overhaul legislation.
Pay & Benefits
'A Blueprint for How to Ruin the Civil Service'
Unions and management groups alike decry President Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget proposal to severely cut federal employee retirement programs and freeze pay.
Pay & Benefits
White House Revives Retirement Cuts in 2020 Budget Proposal
The Trump administration has requested the same grab bag of reductions in federal employee benefits for each of the last three years, thus far unsuccessfully.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Proposes Civilian Pay Freeze for Second Consecutive Year
President's budget includes 3.1 percent increase for military personnel, but only targeted bonuses for select civilians.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Border Wall Could Be Funded Partly With Leftover Military Pension Money
The Pentagon won’t confirm reports that it is considering reprogramming $1 billion in “leftover” funds in Defense Department pension accounts to apply toward the controversial wall.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Won’t Be Getting Their Pay Raise This Week
Nearly a month after President Trump signed the law authorizing a pay increase for federal civilian employees, the raise still has not been implemented.
Pay & Benefits
Annuities, Withdrawals and More
Responses to more questions and comments from readers.
Pay & Benefits
Treasury Suspends G Fund Investments, Retirement Programs Could Become More Generous, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers' Renewed Push for Paid Family Leave for Feds Includes More Generous Benefits
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the bill's author, predicts this will finally be the year the reforms are implemented.
Oversight
Senator Takes on Budget, Pay and Hiring Reforms in Latest Version of Annual Waste Report
Lankford goes beyond the usual rundown of silly grants, suggesting ways to end shutdowns and save money through benefits changes.
Defense
Army Reverses Decision to End Civilian Child Care Subsidy
The decision came just one day before the new policy was set to take effect.
Pay & Benefits
Treasury To Take ‘Extraordinary Measures’ as U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling Saturday
Those measures are likely to involve tampering with funding for federal employee benefits.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Returns Mostly Positive in February
Portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program continued their upward trajectory in 2019.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Appeals Board's Doomsday Has Arrived
With no board members, lawmakers and analysts question whether MSPB can continue to function.
Pay & Benefits
Comments, Questions and Answers
Reader feedback on everything from FEHBP to Social Security.
Pay & Benefits
The Longer-Term Effort to Compensate Feds for Shutdown-Related Damages
Although the Trump administration is seeking the dismissal of legal challenges against forcing federal employees to work without pay, at least dozen other lawsuits will continue.
Pay & Benefits
Despite Silence from Administration, Pay Raise Likely in March
A federal employee union has requested an update on implementation of the 1.9 percent pay increase for federal civilian employees, approved earlier this month.
Pay & Benefits
Efforts to Modernize Forecasting Career Path Spark Debate at Weather Service
NWS is looking to make its employees more versatile, but unions suggests ulterior motives.
Pay & Benefits