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Petition Asks Obama to ‘Do What Is Right’ and Grant a Bigger 2017 Pay Raise

We the People filing supports the FAIR Act, which would more than triple the president’s proposed raise of 1.6 percent.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Funds Continue Their Growth Streak

Investment options in the federal employee retirement program all end May in the black.

Pay & Benefits

Senator: Address the Obamacare Exception for Hill Staffers, Or I’ll Keep Blocking OPM Nominee

Vitter says Cobert has been involved in defending and executing an October 2013 rule that allowed congressional offices to get around an Affordable Care Act requirement.

Management

OPM Risks Paying Workers’ Comp for Employees Who Are No Longer Injured

Watchdog recommends that OPM take a more active role in verifying eligibility for long-term benefits.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Funds Grow for Second Month in a Row

All of the offerings in the federal retirement plan gained ground in April.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Rebounds in March

All of the funds end the month in the black, with one gaining more than 8 percent.

Management

How Many Jobs Would Obama’s Budget Add at Your Agency?

The Securities and Exchange Commission, VA, Education and Labor would grow the most under the proposal.

Management

Here’s Everything Feds Need to Know About Tuesday’s GOP Debate

From cutting agencies to repealing regulations, the presidential contenders want to shake up the bureaucracy.

Pay & Benefits

Senators Want to Make Sure Federal 'Tax Cheats' Don't Get Bonuses

Bipartisan group reintroduces a bill to prohibit tax delinquent and misbehaving IRS employees from receiving performance awards.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Savings in TSP Have a Bad Month, Again

Government securities and fixed income bonds see slight gains for September, but the rest of the funds remain in the red.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Employee Retirement Funds Tank in August

Government securities stay in the black, but all other funds post losses.

Pay & Benefits

Feds Dodge Proposed Cut to Their TSP Benefits

Senate deal on highway funding does not raise money through decreasing the rate of return on the G Fund.

Management

There Were 8.8M Calls the IRS Didn’t Even Try to Answer in 2015

Taxpayer advocate documents deteriorating customer service, suggests the IRS rethink its priorities.

Management

Watchdog Finds No Fresh Evidence of Time and Attendance Fraud by EPA Employees

Report comes after senior adviser John C. Beale was able to collect nearly $1 million for absences during which he claimed he was on CIA assignments.

Management

Obama Pushes Healthier Meat Options at Federal Cafeterias

Memo asks agencies to favor contractors that offer meat and poultry free of growth-promoting antibiotics.