Oversight
Congressional inaction forces Transportation to furlough 2,000
Department sends home inspectors after lawmaker blocks short-term Highway Trust Fund extension.
Oversight
Uncle Sam kicks off new federal employee survey
OPM expects to poll 100,000 more government workers this year than in 2008.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog says FDA should fine-tune processes for handing out bonuses
Report follows OPM memo calling for more scrutiny of incentive payments governmentwide.
Pay & Benefits
Officials question need for bill to boost prescription drug oversight
OPM already has taken steps to ensure pharmacy benefit managers are not contributing to cost hikes, official testifies.
Pay & Benefits
Obama issues health care compromise
Proposal would ease cost limits that dictate excise tax on pricier health care plans.
Pay & Benefits
Bonus Belt-Tightening
As the Obama administration looks for ways to cut costs, recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses come under more scrutiny.
Oversight
Senator looks into hike in HHS travel costs
Top Republican on the Finance Committee wants to know whether growth in fiscal 2008 represents a trend.
Oversight
TSP’s international fund continues to slide
Economic turmoil in Europe is adversely affecting the I Fund, according to plan administrators.
Pay & Benefits
State Department cafeteria will lead the way on healthy dining
Department’s Foggy Bottom headquarters will follow new guidelines that encourage sustainability and foods low in trans fats and sodium.
Pay & Benefits
Waging Battle
A proposal in the president’s 2011 budget sparks new debate on age caps for federal employees who receive workers’ comp.
Pay & Benefits
Strategy for stepping up veterans hiring focuses on training, outreach
Spouses will be included in efforts to bring more former service members to government, OPM says.
Trends
The Politics of Pay
Move to grant larger military raises in 2010 puts pay parity for federal civilians on the line.
Pay & Benefits
President’s budget recommends pay parity
Fiscal 2011 plan proposes 1.4 percent pay raise for civilian and military employees.
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