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
Do Contractors Furloughed During the Shutdown Deserve Back Pay, Too?
Democrats pitch retroactive pay for low-wage contractors in retail, food, custodial and security services.
Management
Postal Service Rebounds in Fiscal 2013, Still Loses $5 Billion
USPS saw continued growth in packages, but requires congressional action to get back in the black.
Briefing
Furloughs Test Spirit Of Giving
Charities brace for fewer donations to the Combined Federal Campaign after pay freezes, benefit cuts and a government shutdown leave the workforce wary.
Pay & Benefits
Republican Senators Propose Eliminating New Feds' Pensions
Bill would get rid of defined benefit element of FERS for all new employees.
Pay & Benefits
Paying the Price: Feds Increasingly Unhappy With Salaries
Pay satisfaction ranges across agencies and job level.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose Overhaul to Border Agent Pay Structure
Border Patrol workers would have three, less generous options.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season Begins for 8 Million Federal Health Care Participants
Federal employees and retirees have one month to make changes to their elections.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Is Converting Part-Time Workers Into Full-Time Employees
Over the past two months, more than 1,500 people landed career positions.
Pay & Benefits