Oversight
USPS advised to delay facility closures
Initiative won’t save as much as projected, PRC determines.
Pay & Benefits
One in eight feds have witnessed workplace violence in past two years
Most perpetrators had connection to workplace.
Pay & Benefits
State government employees out-earn private sector peers by 6 percent, study finds
Debate over the public-private compensation gap extends to the state level.
Management
USPS prepares for second default in two months
Mail service and current retiree health benefits will be unaffected.
Pay & Benefits
TSP board finds a ‘happy medium’ with the fiscal 2013 budget
Spending will increase, but not by as much as requested -- for now.
Oversight
Proposal to change poultry slaughter process under renewed scrutiny
Twenty-three groups and 16 individuals urge USDA to withdraw plan.
Management
Majority of Americans think peers rely too much on government
Survey respondents also hold dim view of anti-poverty programs.
Management
Agencies could make smarter training program investments, watchdog finds
Better guidance could help avoid duplication and ineffective program, GAO says.
Oversight
Postal Service reform will be a lighter measure, lawmakers say
House bill likely to come up for vote after election.
Pay & Benefits
Federal judge halts enforcement of controversial STOCK Act provision
Affected federal employees get a second extension on disclosing financial information.
Management
Bureau of Prisons faces a growing overcrowding problem
Inmate population is expected to increase during the next decade, GAO says.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies don’t take advantage of ability to rehire retirees at full pay and annuity
GAO finds scant use of temporary waivers allowed by law.
Defense
Union concerned about VA’s ability to expand access to mental health care
Retaliation against whistleblowers could hurt efforts to implement recent executive order, AFGE says.
Pay & Benefits
Roth Progress
Roth option is 20,000 strong; NTEU adds number-crunching members; Michelle Obama on veteran hiring.
Tech
GSA spent $7.7 million on four years of virtual employee travel
Telework program aimed to save money by reducing office space.
Oversight
Union group launches initiative to ‘save the EPA’
AFGE local stresses environmental impact of budget cuts.
Management
USPS to begin cutting hours at 13,000 post offices
Plan unveiled in May launches next week.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan is hiring
The federal retirement fund board is increasing its staff size and filling vacant positions.
Pay & Benefits