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.

Pay & Benefits

Watch Out For TSP Tax Penalties

Here’s how to avoid them.

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.

Pay & Benefits

It’s Not Just About the Money

The importance of wellness in retirement.

Pay & Benefits

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.

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.