Oversight
Postal Service pays less for employees to sit around
Cost of downtime decreased from $31 million in fiscal 2009 to $22 million in fiscal 2010.
Pay & Benefits
Employee incentive payments increase in 2009
But budget constraints could cause agencies to lose ground in hiring and keeping top talent, expert says.
Pay & Benefits
Earthquake Ease
OPM offers assistance in dealing with the stress of traumatic events.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker seeks end to congressional retirement benefits
Bill would cut pensions but keep 401(k) and Social Security plans intact.
News
GSA issues revised per diem reimbursement
Major metropolitan areas see increase, while nine regions are granted individual rates.
News
Agencies finalize strategies for cutting burdensome regulations
Efforts could save $10 billion over five years, White House says.
News
Earthquake’s aftershock, damages still to come
It’s impossible to determine whether Tuesday’s quake was just the “tip of the iceberg,” scientists say.
News
Observers are leery of Postal Service plan to opt out of federal health and retirement programs
USPS would struggle to design competitive benefit plans, and all feds could pay the price for the agency’s departure, experts say.
Pay & Benefits
August Leave
Brush up on the rules for taking annual and sick leave -- and tell us how you use yours.
Oversight
IG: Postal Service managers fudged pay-for-performance rules
Audit finds supervisors at the financially strapped agency arbitrarily lowered performance ratings and were less generous with raises, partly to avoid a public backlash.
Oversight
OPM backs management groups seeking to participate in labor forums
Berry reminds agencies to consult with organizations representing supervisors on personnel and operations issues.
Oversight
Postal Service seeks a lifeline from Congress
The financially ailing USPS will reach its statutory borrowing limit by Sept. 30, unless lawmakers come to the rescue.
Pay & Benefits
Senators seek three-year pay freeze extension, workforce cuts
Proposal targets feds just after debt deal temporarily spares government jobs and compensation.
News
FAA safety inspectors paying dearly for congressional inaction
Some 40 are using their own credit cards to fly or drive to inspection sites around the country without getting paid.
News
TSP funds down in July
Majority of investment options show small losses for third month in a row.
Pay & Benefits
Officials press Congress on FAA funding
Partial shutdown has left some employees without a paycheck, including inspectors still on the job.
Pay & Benefits
TSP contributions will decline if debt deal cuts fed benefits, Congress told
The pay freeze and a proposed hike in pension contributions would likely leave federal employees with less to invest in Thrift Savings Plan.
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