Pay & Benefits
A TSP Call Center Spike, Shutdown Back Pay and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Confirms Back Pay for Feds Affected by Latest Shutdown
Memo continues pay freeze for top political officials until March.
Pay & Benefits
White House Budget Plan Praises the TSP, Then Cuts It
Plan to change G Fund returns would make fresh retirees invested in the L Income Fund run out of savings eight years earlier.
Pay & Benefits
Retiring Sooner Than You Expected
Sometimes you can take advantage of exceptions to the standard rules. But that’s where things can get complicated.
Pay & Benefits
Workforce Plan Stresses Pay for Performance, OPM Nominee Advances, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Why Trump’s Performance Pay Fund Won’t Happen in 2019
Proposed $1 billion interagency award pool would only be big enough to give feds currently meeting or exceeding performance standards an average boost of $481 next year.
Oversight
Senate Panel to Vote on OPM Nominations After Long Wait
Hearing ends years of stalling over Obamacare rule process.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Suggests USPS Cut Retirement, Health Benefits in $80B Savings Package
Proposal includes a rate hike and cutting delivery frequency.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Calls for 'Reskilling' Federal Workforce, Firing ‘Overhaul’ and Reducing Union Influence
Budget is light on specifics but supports broad civil service reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Formalizes 2019 Pay Freeze Proposal, Revives Benefits Cuts
The freeze is coupled with a $1 billion interagency fund to reward high performers as a first step in moving the civil service toward pay for performance.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Budget Will Push Performance-Based Pay for Feds
Monday’s release to recommend transfer of $10 billion over a decade away from the “tenure-based” civil service system and to bonuses for valuable workers.
Pay & Benefits
Budget Deal Includes No Changes to Federal Employee Compensation
Pay and benefits are not among the offsets to spending increases, quelling federal employee group fears for now.
Pay & Benefits
Divorce and Your Benefits
When it comes to splitting up, it’s important to pay attention to the details.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Union Preps for Year of Benefits Battles
NTEU members lobby lawmakers amid shutdown threat and ahead of budget launch.
Pay & Benefits
New Recruitment Incentives, Agriculture Telework Policy Delayed, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Launches Investigation Into Federal Agencies' Sexual Misconduct Settlements
Lawmakers demand more transparency as a "first step" to addressing the problem.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Runs Into Annual Retirement Surge
Nearly 15,000 workers opted to leave federal service in January, in line with previous years.
Pay & Benefits
Preparing to Live a Long, Healthy Life
Long-range planning should include both wealth and health management.
Pay & Benefits