Pay & Benefits
Wanted: Experienced Attorneys Willing to Work for Free
The Justice Department is seeking unpaid lawyers to fill sequestration gaps.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Shying Away From TSP
Furloughs, market instability could have caused withdrawals.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Allow Small Businesses to Enroll in Fed Health Plans
Bill would give private sector the same options that federal employees have.
Management
Obama Orders Agencies to Recruit Volunteers
Government must expand spirit of service by engaging individuals in federal missions, order says.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Appeal Furloughs in Droves
Board protecting feds from mistreatment struggles to keep up with unprecedented wave of cases.
Oversight
Lawmakers Closing Gap for Bipartisan Postal Overhaul
Rep. Issa appeases critics with changes to his bill.
Pay & Benefits
Top Defense Offices Could Face 20 Percent Staff Cut
Reality of sequestration is forcing secretary to consider severe action.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Promises to Halt Pay Raises for Foreign Nationals
Defense will honor its agreement to give German citizens a pay hike, but avoid future raises.
Oversight
Can the House Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Postal Reform?
Oversight committee will hold hearing in another attempt at finding consensus.
Defense
Sequestration Would Force Civilian Personnel Cuts in 2014, Hagel Says
The Pentagon would avoid agencywide furloughs with targeted reductions in force.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Charity Drive Overhaul Proposals Draw Criticism
CFC fundraisers want to keep campaigns local.
Oversight
House Democrat’s New Postal Reform Bill Finds Some Common Ground
Oversight committee ranking member includes some elements similar to the most recent GOP plan.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Wants to Trade Bonuses for Fewer Furloughs
Proposal would eliminate performance awards but also cut two days of unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Proposes Exempting All Defense Civilians From Furloughs
Bill would allow the president to protect civilian personnel accounts from sequestration.
News
Top 5 Fake Out of Office Messages From Furloughed Defense Workers
DoD civilians take to social media to vent frustration with unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker, Union Decry 'Dumb Decisions' as Defense Furloughs Kick In
Civilians furloughed at West Point could face homelessness, abandoned medical treatments, union says.
Defense
Most Defense Civilians Begin Forced 3-Day Furlough Weekends
Unpaid leave must be taken on Mondays or Fridays at most DoD agencies.
Defense
Retiring Military Dogs Helped Locate Explosives, Deter Terrorist Attacks
Photo Gallery: Military dogs in action.
Pay & Benefits
German DoD Workers Negotiate Pay Raise as Pentagon Braces for Furloughs
Lawmaker says the deal -- which also includes New Year’s Eve off -- sends wrong message to U.S. civilians.
Oversight