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.
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Pay Satisfaction Improves, VA Tweaks Pension Benefits for Veterans
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
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VA and 11,000 Nurses Reach Impasse as Secretary Rejects Negotiated Contract Proposal
Robert Wilkie raises hundreds of objections, which the union will challenge in court.
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4 Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Tips for staying on track in the retirement planning process.
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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.
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The Administration Is Fighting to Restrict Pay Even for Trump's Favorite Feds: ICE Agents
The administration is fighting ICE employees despite president's promise to "always have your back."
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Another Pay Freeze Notice, Emergency Leave for Disaster Victims and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
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Federal Retirement Claims Increase 24 Percent in Fiscal 2018
The aging federal workforce, proposals to reduce retirement benefits and conflicts with Trump administration priorities may all have played a role.
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Pop Quiz: Can You Tell Truth From Fiction in Federal Retirement?
Test your knowledge of retirement facts.
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Trump Administration to Create New Pay Systems for Some Federal Jobs
OPM will also expedite hiring for some occupations.
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Federal Retirees to Receive Biggest COLA Boost in Years
CSRS retirees will get 2.8 percent increase.
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The Most Fed-Friendly Lawmakers, the Status of the Retirement Claims Backlog and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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New OPM Chief Takes First Action in Implementing Part of Largely Overturned Workforce EOs
Memo comes just days after White House ousted OPM director in favor of one of its own top officials.
Pay & Benefits
Administration to Review Government ‘Competitiveness’ on Compensation
The White House declined to release details on how officials will formulate its comparison between federal and private sector jobs.
Management
Executives Association Wants to Fill in the Gaps in Federal Training and Development
Group hopes that efforts to boost professional development for agency leaders will eventually be adopted by agencies.
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Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Separating fact from fiction in the federal retirement world.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans Claim Deal on Federal Pay Raise, But Democrats Object to Terms
The preliminary agreement for a 1.9 percent pay boost runs counter to President Trump's recommendation for a pay freeze and faces Democratic opposition over other policy provisions.
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