Pay & Benefits

Federal Pay Raise Rests in the Balance as Parties Float Riders to Spending Package

With eight legislative days left before a shutdown deadline, Trump and Democrats seek additions to must-pass legislation.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Grants Greater Flexibility With Senior Executive Personnel Appraisal Systems

Officials, senior executives group tout the changes as a move toward results-oriented compliance.

Pay & Benefits

What You Need to Know About the Public Service Loan Program

A higher education professor explains the complex rules behind Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program meant to provide debt relief to student loan borrowers who went into public service jobs.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Salary Council Recommends Locality Pay for Des Moines, Other Areas

Counties in California, Minnesota also could be added to existing locality pay areas in 2020.

Pay & Benefits

What Democrats Winning the House Means for Federal Employees

The (likely) next oversight chairman promises more accountability for the Trump administration.

Management

Feds Not Alone in Believing Raises Are Unfairly Distributed

The frustration is likely exacerbated by generally small across-the-board raises in the federal sector, one expert says.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Portfolios Took a Nosedive in October

Market volatility caused most funds in the retirement savings program to end last month in the red.

Pay & Benefits

The Midterm Race Where Federal Employee Issues Are Front and Center

The incumbent Republican says feds need her voice to ensure their issues have bipartisan support.

Pay & Benefits

4 Ways to Stop Procrastinating

Tips for staying on track in the retirement planning process.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Officers Association Asks OPM to Roll Back 2016 Annuity Change

Decision to apply "marital share" allocations to divorced retirees retroactively has led to many former feds to go into debt.