Pay & Benefits

When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn

What to do when an unanticipated health problem derails your future retirement plans.

Pay & Benefits

Pay Changes for Defense Civilians, a Request for a Time and Attendance Study, and More

A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.

Management

OPM Director Offers New Hints at Civil Service Reform in Welcome Message

Video with deputy director suggests a desire for holistic approach to workforce issues.

Pay & Benefits

Most TSP Funds Take Another Tumble in March

Continued market volatility has begun to pull portfolios underwater for 2018.

Pay & Benefits

Benefits Cuts Are (Probably Not) Coming!

Federal employees have been down this road before.

Pay & Benefits

Union Leaders Demand Education Department Return to Negotiating Table

Protest outside agency headquarters draws around 100 supporters.

Pay & Benefits

GAO Improperly Distributed Overtime for Some; New Move to Disclose Federal Bonuses

IG recommended the auditing agency evaluate the need for Law Enforcement Availability Pay for its criminal investigators.

Pay & Benefits

Bipartisan Bill Would Let Some Feds Boost Their Pensions, for a Price

Measure would also help some workers retire earlier.

Pay & Benefits

Prospects Unclear for Trump’s $1 Billion Performance Fund

The proposal was left out of the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by the president last week.

Management

Congress Rejects Trump’s Bid for More Immigration Enforcement and Border Patrol Agents

CBP concedes an inevitable net loss of workers, giving back $200M originally intended for hiring.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Employees Work For Both Democrats And Republicans – Even Kellyanne Conway

U.S. law limits public employees' political activity. But in today's hyperpartisan political world, it's getting harder for public employees to navigate between professional neutrality and politics.

Management

Senators Unveil Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill With Fast Track Authority

Bill would overhaul postal health benefits, change pricing structures.

Pay & Benefits

Follow These Steps to a Smoother Retirement

Tips for helping facilitate the processing of your application.

Pay & Benefits

Trump Administration Targets Federal Compensation, Telework

A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.

Pay & Benefits

Winter Storm Closes Agencies in Washington Area

Emergency employees and those scheduled to telework are still expected to report.

Pay & Benefits

Trump’s Federal Workforce Goals: Streamline Firing, Automate Jobs

New cross-agency priorities detail metrics that the administration will use to implement workforce agenda.

Pay & Benefits

Agriculture Clamps Down On Telework, Stirring Union Resistance

Critics question the policy’s legality.

Pay & Benefits

Denying FBI’s McCabe His Pension Would Be Unusual, Attorneys Say

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to fire 22-year FBI veteran Andrew McCabe may be plowing new ground in federal employment law.

Oversight

Mnuchin’s Pricey Government Travel Breaks From Coach-Flying Predecessor

Former Treasury secretary flew coach domestically, and spent just $8,000 on premium travel over four years.