Pay & Benefits
House Panel Backs Capping Admin Leave at 14 Days Each Year
Both chambers of Congress look to rein in practice agencies have abused for years.
Management
Measure to Streamline Federal Hiring Heads to Obama’s Desk
Budget office warns the well-intentioned bill will be little used.
Management
The Postal Service Lost Money on Its Facility Closures Last Year
Financial news comes at tough time as USPS gears up for force price reduction.
Oversight
Lawmakers Worry New Security Clearance Entity Will Be 'Another Disaster'
Cynics say the new system won't correct fundamental flaws in the system.
Management
OPM Unveils Overhaul of Federal Hiring Site USAJOBS
Agency says changes over the next year will make assailed job application website more user friendly.
Management
Another Federal Office in Oregon Reopens After Closing for 7 Weeks During Malheur Standoff
Two of the three facilities closed due to safety concerns during the standoff are now operational.
Oversight
Lawmaker Tells Education to Get Tougher on Misbehaving Employees
Committee chairman says inaction is creating a cultural problem at the department.
Oversight
Feds Are Likely to Support Obama's New Call for Expanding Gun Regulations
Six in 10 federal employees approved of the president's recent executive action to reduce gun violence, poll found.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Expected to Double in Size in Coming Years
Funds invested in retirement accounts will go “from massive to even more massive,” official says.
Pay & Benefits
Cutting Federal Pay 40 Percent, Eliminating Government Unions and More From the Campaign Trail
Presidential candidates discuss ways to hold federal employees more accountable.
Oversight
The DEA is Leaving Its Drug Seizures Vulnerable to Theft
The agency is compromising prosecutions and the security of the drugs, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Republicans Renew Push for More Data on Union 'Official Time'
OPM has not reported in 16 months on feds working for unions on the taxpayer's dime.
Oversight
Federal Agencies to Receive Audit Into Their PR Spending
One report says federal government spends about $1 billion annually on advertising.
Management
Obama Calls for One-Year Onboarding Program for All New Senior Execs
OPM guidance formalizes program inconsistently implemented across government.
Pay & Benefits
Feds to Be Kept Away From Oregon Refuge for Weeks Despite Militia’s Stand Down
One agency has spent about $600K to keep feds home for five weeks.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Pushes for 5.3 Percent Pay Raise
Democrat says Obama’s 1.6 percent proposal ‘doesn’t come close’ to fairness.
Management
11 Major Agency Reforms in Obama’s Budget
Not everything the president’s blueprint is unachievable.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push for Bargaining Rights for TSA Employees
Powerful committee Democrats say TSA workers are entitled to the same rights as other unionized feds.
Management
USPS Records First Profit in Five Years as Obama Calls for Shedding 12K Postal Jobs
Postal Service, White House agree on need for legislative reform.
Pay & Benefits