Pay & Benefits

HR Agency Implements Portions of COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package That Help Feds

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Pay & Benefits

OPM Waives Recruitment and Retention Incentive Rules for Coronavirus Outbreak, and More

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Pay & Benefits

TSP Portfolios Plummet, and a Delay to the Annual Federal Morale Survey

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Pay & Benefits

Pentagon Postpones Some Medical Procedures, and More

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Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Urge Mandatory Telework, and OPM Highlights Defense Policy Act Pay Provisions

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Pay & Benefits

OPM Dismisses Union Concerns About Paid Parental Leave Implementation

Agency Director Dale Cabaniss argued that legislative proposals listed as part of OPM's fiscal 2021 budget justification merely sought "clarification" from Congress, and were not intended to set limitations on the new benefit.

Pay & Benefits

House Passes Bill Granting TSA Employees Full Workers Rights

The Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act would bring the Transportation Security Administration workforce under Title 5 of the U.S. Code, granting them access to the General Schedule pay system and a slew of other rights and protections.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Reports Improvement in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Performance, and More

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Pay & Benefits

OPM Proposes Pay, Bargaining Changes in 2021 Budget

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Pay & Benefits

Budget Proposes Cutting and Simplifying Federal Employee Leave, and More

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Pay & Benefits

Federal Employee Retirement Requests Hit Highest Level Since Trump Took Office

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Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Grant Civilian Feds a 3.5% Pay Raise in 2021, and More

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Pay & Benefits

A Paycheck Foul-Up, and Changes to TSP Catch-Up Contributions

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Pay & Benefits

A Paid Leave Update, and a Bill to Improve Feds’ Due Process Rights

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Pay & Benefits

OPM Reduces Retirement Backlog, and Gas Reimbursement Rates Decrease Slightly

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Management

The New Year Brings Good News for Federal Worker Compensation

While health care costs are rising and telework took a hit, everyone will see a decent raise and new parents will soon get paid parental leave.

Pay & Benefits

TSP to Change COLA Calculations, and More

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Pay & Benefits

All the Federal Workforce Provisions Tucked into the Defense Policy Bill

In addition to providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave, the authorization act offers additional shutdown protections for feds and codifies the federal “ban the box” policy in hiring.

Pay & Benefits

A Pay Raise Update, TSP to Require Two-Step Sign Ins and More

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Pay & Benefits

Rubio Escalates Attacks in Dispute Over TSP International Fund Changes

The Republican senator urged President Trump to replace the board that administers the Thrift Savings Plan after it refused to reverse course on including Chinese companies in its investment offerings.