Pay & Benefits
More Feds Are ‘Thriving’ Financially Than Average Workers, Survey Finds
Even low earning feds have higher financial well-being scores than their non-federal counterparts.
Management
How the Government Plans to Revamp USAJOBS and Make Federal Service 'Hip'
OPM rolls out plan to simplify federal hiring, increase data usage and recruit minority millennials.
Pay & Benefits
DoJ Will Notify Nearly 1 Million Feds of Eligibility to Join Shutdown Lawsuit
Plaintiffs are seeking bonus compensation for working without pay during 2013 shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Backlog Hits 18-Month High
OPM is processing former retirement paperwork more slowly in 2015.
Oversight
How to End Government Shutdown Threats Forever
Florida lawmaker has a plan to ensure agency funding never expires.
Management
VA Employees Say They Are ‘Prisoners of a System’ They Can’t Change
‘Secretary Bob’ looks to add staff, reduce infrastructure and allow more private care.
Defense
What Is Actually in the Homeland Security Funding Bill
Winners, losers and major policy initiatives in the shutdown-averting bill.
Management
Lawmakers Look to Give More Postal Employees Appeal Rights
Postal group says bill would fix misunderstanding from 1987.
Tech
Funding Impasse Is Already Disrupting DHS Operations
Plans for new technologies and equipment remain up in the air.
Oversight
Ted Cruz Wants to Reform Federal Hiring
Lawmaker better known as the architect of the 2013 shutdown looks to add a hiring preference.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Call for Shutdown Solidarity, Offer to Refuse Pay If DHS Closes
Democrats introduce bill to withhold congressional pay if Homeland Security shuts down.
Defense
DHS Has Begun Notifying Employees of Their Furlough Status
Congress is working on a deal to avoid a DHS shutdown, but the department says it must prepare for the worst.
Pay & Benefits
More Than 300,000 Non-Defense Feds Made Six Figures in 2014
Earners surpassing that threshold were spread across government.
Defense
8 Ways a Shutdown Would Damage Homeland Security
Most employees would still work, but operations would be disrupted significantly.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want to Guarantee Back Pay For All DHS Employees if Agency Shuts Down
Bipartisan bill would provide retroactive pay to about 30,000 furloughed workers.
Pay & Benefits
17,000 Federal Employees Earned More Than $200K Last Year
See which agencies employ the federal workforce’s highest earners.
News
VA Employees Get Some Recognition at the Oscars
Film on the department’s suicide prevention hotline wins Best Documentary Short.
Defense
The Homeland Security Department Is Starting Shutdown Prep
More than 85 percent of the department’s employees would have to report to work without pay, based on 2013 plans.
Defense