Pay & Benefits
Expect a Fight From Federal Employee Groups Over OPM Hack Response
Agencies must bargain next steps with labor groups, according to recent labor board decision.
Management
Postal Service Cannot Keep Emergency Price Hike Forever, Court Rules
Lingering effects of the recession are “the new normal” for USPS, court finds.
Management
Why a Rick Perry Presidency Could Send Some Feds to a ‘God-Awful Place’
The former Texas governor joins a growing Republican 2016 presidential field.
Oversight
Four-Year Pay Freeze, Workforce Cuts and Other Ideas From New Presidential Contenders
Three Republicans and two Democrats join crowded 2016 field with their own ideas for changing government.
Oversight
Top Republican: Fire More Feds and Shrink the Workforce, But Pay Higher Salaries
Oversight chairman says panel should focus less on making headlines, more on reforming government.
Pay & Benefits
New Locality Pay Areas Will Give 102K Feds a Raise
Also, most existing locality regions would increase in size under new rule.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Seeks to Curb Use of 'Often' Abused Paid Administrative Leave
Agency heads must now adhere to uniform reporting standards on the practice.
Oversight
One Presidential Contender Fixates on Porn-Watching Feds
Republican Carly Fiorina has brought up the issue often on the campaign trail.
Oversight
Furloughed Feds Deserve Guns, Not Extra Pay, Lawmakers Say
Congress looks to set priorities for federal employees who won't be working in the event of another shutdown.
Management
The Federal Government Is Unprepared for a Large-Scale Animal Disease Outbreak
Feds are looking to boost hiring efforts for veterinarians.
Pay & Benefits
Tens of Thousands of Feds to Receive Significant Pay Raise Next Year
Thirteen cities will soon receive their own locality pay designations.
Management
USPS Suspends Remaining Facility Closures Scheduled for 2015
Postal Service says consolidations will not resume until 2016, and were put on hold to ensure smooth service.
Oversight
Agencies That Stand to Lose the Most Under Senate Spending Plan
Appropriators would cut $71 billion in discretionary spending in fiscal 2016.
Management
Gaming Industry: Let Feds Use Government Charge Cards at Casinos
There are "many legitimate business-related expenses" incurred at casinos, lobbyists say.
Pay & Benefits
Amid USPS' Calls for Pay Cuts, Unions Let Deadline Pass for New Labor Contract
Postal Service's negotiations stall with two unions representing 300,000 employees.
Defense
High-Ranking Feds Arrested for Allegedly Moonlighting as Strip Club Owners, Assaulting Juvenile
Two of the employees remain on the job, despite charges.
Pay & Benefits
Generous Benefits for Feds Injured on the Job Could Be on the Chopping Block
Congress takes another stab at cutting workers’ compensation for feds by $360 million.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Let Feds Invest TSP Savings in Companies With Female Leadership
Others in Congress want feds to put retirement funds in companies that don't pollute.
Pay & Benefits
Legal Cases Could Give Feds More Overtime Compensation, Appeal Rights
Court strikes down multiple anti-fed arguments made by government.
Defense