Pay & Benefits
Supreme Court health care ruling changes little for feds
Added benefits in upheld law are already in effect for FEHBP enrollees.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrat takes up Senior Executive Service reform
Proposal by Rep. Jim Moran aims to fix pay compression, and is largely similar to a Senate bill.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan expects budget to grow as more feds retire
Contract held by firm involved in TSP cyberattack is up for renewal.
Pay & Benefits
Student loan deal close -- with or without federal pension hike
Increasing employee contributions was one proposal to pay for an extension of low Stafford loan interest rates.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon needs greater authority to issue bonuses, report says
Military pay report also finds combat tax breaks favor high-ranking officers.
Pay & Benefits
A Permanent Fix for Temps’ Benefits
Advocates for long-term temporary workers try different routes toward equity with full-time employees.
Management
Deadlines loom for Postal Service retiree health benefit prepayments
Avoiding default hinges on slow-moving congressional reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Federal wildfire fighters seek health benefits
Seasonal employee’s petition to Obama administration gets 100,000 signatures in a week.
Management
USPS offers part-time work to retired postmasters
Weeks after buyout announcement, relief employees sought.
Management
Proposed change would make options clearer for wronged whistleblowers
Merit Systems Protection Board recommends sweeping overhaul of policies.
Pay & Benefits
Stay Healthy, Join a Union
Union members are more likely to say they are in good health; TSP update.
Management
Union proposes commission to help USPS ‘work smarter’
Cash-strapped agency could use objective input on cost-cutting strategies, NALC leader says.
Pay & Benefits
Too easy for ineligible vets to claim needs-based pension, GAO finds
VA should request more financial info on application, watchdog says.
Management
Wanted: More details on USPS consolidation plan
PRC and unions seek further information on savings estimates.
Management
Appeals court sustains union’s right to negotiate terms of layoffs
AFGE argued it should have a say in an Air Force reduction in force.
Pay & Benefits
House panel backs bill extending the federal pay freeze another year
Spending measure also includes IRS cuts that could lead to more buyouts, Democrat says.
Pay & Benefits
The long lag-time in notifying TSP participants of breach, explained
Retirement savings program’s board responds to Sen. Susan Collins’ query.
Pay & Benefits
Room for confusion in letters sent to TSP cyberattack victims
Form letters don’t reveal extent to which individual accounts were compromised.
Pay & Benefits
Unions look out for more pay freeze provisions
House panel is set to take up the spending bill that traditionally includes governmentwide pay measures.
Pay & Benefits