Pay & Benefits
Senior Executives Bash Pentagon’s Cuts to Bonuses
Decision will drive away top career officials at the Defense Department, SEA says.
Pay & Benefits
Will Feds Get Christmas Eve Off?
The holiday falls on a Wednesday this year, decreasing the likelihood of extra vacation.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Unions Gain Members Post-Shutdown
Despite shrinking workforce, unions are growing.
Management
Progressive Dems to Obama: Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Lawmakers say president can bypass Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Processed Nosedives in November
OPM barely makes a dent in the backlog, though progress remains ahead of schedule.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Will Be Better Informed About Storms This Winter
NWS seeks to improve predictions, expects ‘normal’ amount of snow.
Pay & Benefits
Amid Talks of Pension Contribution Hikes, Lawmakers Speak Out for Feds
Several legislators say federal employees have already sacrificed enough.
Management
FBI Agents Worry Criminals Will Have It Easier if Sequestration Continues
Furloughs, hiring freeze will prevent FBI from properly conducting its mission, group says.
Management
GOP Lawmakers: Cut Fed Benefits, Not Defense Spending
House Republicans pitch less generous retirement packages to offset national security side of sequestration.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Makes Mostly Modest Gains in November
The federal employee retirement funds have seen three consecutive months of growth.
Management
Postal Groups Call for End to After-Dark Mail Deliveries
In light of letter carrier’s murder, unions and activists say nighttime mail distribution is too dangerous.
Management
Expect Sequestration to Hit Much Harder in 2014, Report Says
One-time fixes that lessened the blow in 2013 are no longer available.
News
GAO: One of the Best Places to Work in D.C.?
The agency has made one publication’s list two times in three years.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Want Feds to Have Socially Responsible Retirement Investment Options
Bill could conflict with TSP’s mission.
Defense
Should Commissary Clerk Jobs be Classified as 'Sensitive' National Security Positions?
Lawmakers challenge proposed rules that could broaden definition of sensitive jobs, and legal ruling stripping those employees of appeal rights.
Pay & Benefits
'Desk Jockey' Feds Abusing Overtime Are Stealing from Americans, Lawmaker Says
House overseers call for heads to roll in wake of overtime scandal at Homeland Security.
Oversight
Postal Reform Encounters Another Major Setback
Committee again delays vote on overhaul bill.
Pay & Benefits
Record Number of Feds Withdrew Retirement Investments in October
TSP board looks to switch default investments from government securities to lifecycle funds.
Management