Pay & Benefits

USPS Set to Run Out of Postal Retiree Health Care Funding in 12 Years

Options could include cutting benefits or increasing retirees’ share of premiums, GAO says.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Stagnates in September

The retirement savings program’s fixed income bonds and small business fund both lost ground last month.

Pay & Benefits

3 Things To Do This Open Season

A checklist for considering your health coverage options.

Pay & Benefits

House Panel Advances Bill Ensuring Overtime Pay for Secret Service Through 2020

Lawmakers say legislation would preserve recent progress in recruiting agents.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Send Shutdown-Averting Spending Bill to Trump's Desk

The president has signaled he will sign it despite earlier criticism.

Pay & Benefits

From Fire Rescues to Preventing Crime, Letter Carriers Recognized for Heroic Actions

Ten mailmen and women earn awards for life-saving courage displayed on the job.

Pay & Benefits

Pay Raise in Limbo, Charitable Giving Campaign Launches, and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Announces Lowest Federal Employee Health Care Premium Increase in Two Decades

Cost for FEHBP enrollees will increase by an average of 1.5 percent next year, significantly slower than previous years.

Management

Lawmaker: It Should Be Easier to Privatize Airport Screening

A bill would include TSA screeners’ pay and benefits in cost comparisons with potential contractors.

Pay & Benefits

Contract Expires for 200K Postal Workers, Negotiations Extended a Month

APWU says it will not agree to any more pay freezes or new tiers of lower-paid employees.

Pay & Benefits

Best Dates to Retire 2019

Your annual guide to picking a day to leave that maximizes your benefits.

Pay & Benefits

Changes to the TSP, the Latest on a Pay Raise, and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

TSP to Increase Stock Holdings Across Lifecycle Funds

The transition to a higher proportion of equities will occur over a 15-year period.

Pay & Benefits

GOP Overseers Investigate Trump's Use of the Secret Service

Agency asks lawmakers to raise the cap on overtime pay for agents again, but oversight chairmen want more information first.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Board Approves 16 Percent Increase in Budget

Individual participants will pay just $5 extra, because the overall number of enrollees in the retirement program has grown significantly.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Reminds Agencies of Flexibilities for Feds Impacted by Florence

Agencies can issue leave, offer payments and apply for emergency leave transfer programs.

Pay & Benefits

Congressional Negotiators Budget for Pay Raise In Spending Package

There is a catch, however.

Pay & Benefits

A 2019 Pay Raise Appears Likely, But Isn't a Done Deal

House Appropriations Committee chairman says he would “certainly” support Senate proposal to give federal civilians a 1.9 percent boost, but negotiations remain.

Pay & Benefits

Making a Date With Retirement

Considerations in picking the optimal time to move on.

Pay & Benefits

A Fossil-Free TSP, Wellness at Federal Agencies and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.