Pay & Benefits
U.S. Troops Fighting Ebola in West Africa Are Earning Bonus Pay
Military members can earn up to $400 extra per month.
Defense
TSA Administrator to Resign
Agency’s labor-friendly and longest serving chief will step down at the end of the year.
Management
Obama to Federal Agencies: Hire More Unemployed People, Debtors
OPM spells outs how to follow through on a White House promise to avoid discrimination against the long-term unemployed.
Management
Are NIH Budget Cuts Really to Blame for the Spread of Ebola?
Funding for the research agency has remained fairly steady over the last 10 years.
Tech
The Simple Solution to Hiring Tech-Savvy Talent That Agencies Might be Overlooking
OPM says agencies could be underutilizing authority to boost pay for highly-qualified STEM workers
Oversight
Federal Employees Could Still Receive a Transit Benefit Boost This Year
IRS, lawmaker renew call for tax package that includes retroactively doubling mass transit benefit.
Pay & Benefits
Self-Mandated Pay Raise for Federal Judges Will Cost $1B
Bump stems from court rulings calling congressionally instituted pay freezes unconstitutional.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 3.8 Percent More Toward Health Care Premiums in 2015
Postal employees' contributions will go up significantly more.
Management
200K Federal Contractors Are About to Get a Pay Raise
Labor Department issues final rules to implement the $10.10 minimum wage for contractors.
Pay & Benefits
VA Employees Fight for More Pay
Lawsuit and union seek to boost employee compensation.
Oversight
The Many, Many Ideas to Fix the Broken Security Clearance Process
Some reforms have been implemented, but almost everyone agrees there is more work to do.
Oversight
Sorry Feds: Lawmaker Says No More Porn Watching at Work
Bill prohibiting pornography on federal devices comes as EPA has yet to fire an employee who confessed to regularly watching porn at the office.
Management
The Postal Service Wants to Deliver Your Groceries Each Morning
USPS submits proposal to market test early morning grocery delivery in certain cities.
Pay & Benefits
QUIZ: Do You Know How to Be an Ethical Political Appointee?
Seventeen questions to test your knowledge of updated ethics rules.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service to Add Thousands of Union Jobs in 2014
Bargaining unit employees will fill reduced-hour post offices in major labor victory.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Forcing Border Patrol Agents to Work More and Earn Less Clears Senate
Law would save $100 million annually and has agency and union endorsement.
Oversight
Congress Staves Off Government Shutdown…for Now
Bill sets up spending fight during lame-duck session.
Oversight
House Approves Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Measure will head to Senate, where it is expected to pass.
Pay & Benefits