Pay & Benefits
Trump Admin Tells Agencies to Strip Contract Provisions Guarding Against Wage Theft
New rule was required by a vote in Congress earlier this year.
Management
OPM Retirement Backlog Balloons Again in October
Agency says training, lack of overtime funding have hampered processing efforts.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Loosens Restrictions on Emergency Leave Transfers
Employees can donate hours to a specific emergency, or bundle them together and let their agency decide how to allocate them.
Pay & Benefits
The State Department Spends $500M Annually on Perks for Employees Overseas
Payments range from adjustments for dangerous posts to pet relocation.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Backs Two-Year 'Cooling-Off Period' for Appointees Looking to Burrow In
Republicans have harped on the issue despite infrequent use of political to career conversions.
Pay & Benefits
Are You Ready to Retire? A Self-Assessment
Use this online tool to find out where you stand in the planning process.
Pay & Benefits
Leave Transfer for Wildfires, TSP Portfolios Grow, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
FBI Employees Cannot Use Whistleblower Retaliation as a Defense, Court Rules
FBI employee says he was fired for reporting on employees who used a government plane to solicit prostitutes.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits Spared the Budget Ax
Budget resolution does not mandate retirement cuts, but future spending measures could.
Pay & Benefits
House Vote Takes Federal Retirement Cuts Off the Table For Now
Federal benefit cuts could still be on the horizon through other legislative avenues.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Finalizes Long-Desired Change to USPS Pensions
Agency has identified the change as key to putting the agency back on firm financial footing.
Pay & Benefits
TSP to Trade Speed for Security, IRS Announces Max Contribution Increase, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
VA Secretary Asks Congress to Couple Hiring and Pay Reform With Private Care Expansion
Lawmakers generally agree on choice bill, but still must address funding offsets.
Pay & Benefits
Survey: Thrift Savings Plan Participants Still Want Greater Flexibility
Nearly 90 percent of feds are satisfied with the 401(k)-style retirement savings program.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Bureaucracy is Nearly as White, Male, and Unequal as His Cabinet
Trump's mid-level appointees are 27 percentage points whiter and 13 points more male than the country as a whole.
Pay & Benefits
Leaked Compensation Proposals Could Have ‘Huge’ Repercussions for Civil Service
Advocates, observers fear a degradation in the government’s recruitment abilities.
Management
Postal Service Asks Employees to Volunteer to Relocate to Puerto Rico
The agency will not provide any travel or lodging reimbursements.
Pay & Benefits
Report: White House Officials Backed 2019 Pay Freeze, $300 Billion in Cuts to Employee Compensation
Memo leaked to liberal news site also proposes eliminating FERS defined benefit program and retiree health benefits for new hires.
Pay & Benefits
5 Things You Should Do to Prepare for Health Benefits Open Season
For many federal employees and retirees, this is a time of frustration and confusion.
Pay & Benefits