Pay & Benefits
A Possible Pay Raise, A Panel Pushes Benefits Cuts, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Approves Major Governmentwide Pay and Hiring Reforms in Defense Bill
Senators will have to fight to preserve workforce reforms such as an increase in allowable buyout amounts to $40K.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Appropriators Ignore Trump's Proposed Pay Freeze, Back 1.9% Raise for Feds
The pay boost, approved by a Senate subcommittee, marks the first pushback in Congress to President Trump’s plan to freeze federal civilian employee pay in 2019.
Pay & Benefits
The Federal Agencies Where the Most Employees Are Eligible to Retire
Agencies are anticipating massive spikes in employees with retirement eligibility in the next five years.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Looks to Boost Accountability for VA’s Senior Execs, Loosen It for Everyone Else
Bipartisan bill in the Senate would unwind Trump’s top legislative achievement on civil service reform.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Facts: A True-False Quiz
Test your knowledge of issues that commonly come up in the planning process.
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Senators Demand OPM Reverse Course on Proposed Retirement Cuts
Lawmakers offer to work with the administration on civil service reform if OPM Director Jeff Pon abandons push for “draconian” measures.
Pay & Benefits
Debt-Free College for Future Feds, Expanding Military Parental Leave and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
The Postal Service Is Not Subject to Trump's Workforce Executive Orders
OPM confirms analysis conducted on behalf of postal union.
Management
New Collective Bargaining Rules Won't Hurt Telework, OPM Says
A recent executive order is intended to speed up the collective bargaining negotiation process, but won’t impact existing governmentwide policies encouraging telework, officials said.
Pay & Benefits
White House Tells Agencies to Give D.C.-Area Feds Time Off During Capitals Stanley Cup Parade
OPM also authorizes agencies to allow employees to telework or take other flexibilities.
Pay & Benefits
Major Changes to Federal Separation Pay and Hiring Tucked Into Senate Defense Bill
Measure would dramatically expand direct hire authority and give employees better incentives to leave federal service.
Pay & Benefits
Avoiding Tax Pitfalls
Be prepared so you don’t have an unwelcome surprise when you retire.
Pay & Benefits
Administration Official: Don’t Forget We Also Want to Reward Good Feds
Agency officials say they won’t let executive order undermine longstanding agreements with unions.
Pay & Benefits
The Growing Retirement Backlog, Encouraging Feds to Volunteer and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Claiming 'Significant Shift,' Pentagon Seeks to Boost Civilian Hiring
Defense says it will do away with "arbitrary caps" and leave staffing cuts to other agencies.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Implements Obama Order Authorizing Volunteer Contributions to Combined Federal Campaign
Officials encourage using volunteerism as a team-building exercise, and suggest a “fair and open selection process” to identify where to give.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Grew in May
The I Fund was the only portfolio in federal employees’ 401(k)-style retirement savings program to lose ground last month.
Pay & Benefits
The Pentagon Is Increasingly Using Special Authority to Quickly Hire STEM Candidates
Defense is faulted for failing to track the usefulness of those programs, however.
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