Pay & Benefits
Feds Hacked in OPM Breach Could Still Receive More Benefits
Victims are still signing up for services at a steady pace.
Management
Bill Would Turn Veterans Health Administration Into Nonprofit Corporation
Legislation released by Cathy McMorris Rodgers would transform the way vets receive care, ease firing of VHA employees.
Oversight
Postal Service Has a New Role: Unwitting Drug Courier
Mail treaties fail to hold foreign countries accountable for security screening, lawmakers say.
Management
Agency Funding in Limbo as House and Senate Forge Different Paths
Partisan rancor in lower chamber obscures progress in upper.
Management
Attacks on Feds Spike at Some Agencies
Upticks are occurring at land management agencies, study finds.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want U.S. Government to Prosecute Feds Committing Crimes Abroad
Bipartisan pair says measure would fix "gap" in current law.
Management
Flexibility or More Money? Lawmakers Push Competing Bills to Help TSA Overcome Long Lines
Bills would attempt to address the wait time crisis.
Oversight
Was a Senator’s Report on Waste in Federal Science Grants More Wasteful Than the Research Itself?
Scientists and agency officials say Hill report does not present a full and accurate picture of their projects and the merits of their work.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Promises Voluntary Measures for Most Civilian Staff Reductions
Defense will cut more than 1,500 positions at headquarters offices by 2020.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Unions Extend Deadline to Avoid Impasse in Labor Talks
Groups are fighting for better pay and "work culture."
Management
Does TSA Have Itself to Blame for Its Current Crisis?
The agency's own budget requests have fallen precipitously in recent years.
Pay & Benefits
House Republicans Appear Willing to Accept Largest Federal Pay Raise in Six Years
Appropriations bill does not block Obama's proposed across-the-board increase for feds.
Oversight
Powerful House Republicans Endorse Major Funding Increase for USPS Regulator
Conservatives show rare support for an Obama proposal to boost spending.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Board Still Seeking Lawmaker to Sponsor Its Proposal to Ease Withdrawals
Unions offer assistance in tracking down a legislative champion.
Oversight
Lawmakers Push to Ensure Security Clearance Agency Is More Than Just 'a New Name'
Senators ask for details on exactly how new bureau will operate.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Let D.C.-Area Feds Telework Due to Metro Disruptions
OPM says it is finalizing guidance to that effect to respond to year-long maintenance project.
Management
Debate Over LGBT Discrimination at Federal Contractors Leads to Shouting Match on House Floor
Democrats outraged as Republicans decline to codify Obama executive order.
Pay & Benefits
New Bill Would Give 30K Feds Enhanced Retirement Benefits
Measure would fix "loophole" in current law, proponents say.
Oversight
EPA: We Can't Prevent Sex Offenders From Interacting With the Public
Agency officials say they have been tougher on discipline, but lawmakers deplore paying "pervert" $55,000 to leave government.
Management