Pay & Benefits
Paid Parental Leave, Human Capital Reviews and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Flat in June
The Thrift Savings Plans’ portfolios saw little movement last month.
Pay & Benefits
Applications to Border Patrol Spiked in Trump's First Year in Office
The agency is still failing to keep pace with attrition.
Management
VA Nominee Promises to Protect Against Privatization, Boost Pay for Some Employees
Robert Wilkie faces little resistance at Senate confirmation hearing.
Pay & Benefits
Expanded Access to Dental Insurance, Rising Participation in Blended Retirement and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Reorganization of Feds: Relocations and Reskilling, But Not Job Cuts
Plan was "not an attempt to cut jobs," White House says, adding it's more focused on additions.
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1.9% Civilian Pay Raise Survives Committee Vote, Advances to Full Senate
Appropriators voted down an amendment to scrap the raise by a large margin.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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