Oversight
Senator: Government Shutdown Is ‘Stupidity on Steroids’
Feds tell their personal stories of the shutdown’s effect on families.
Pay & Benefits
Democrats, Unions Demand Complete Government Reopening and Back Pay
Federal employee representatives implore Republicans to let them work.
Pay & Benefits
In Focus: Who Faces Furloughs?
About 900,000 feds, almost half the civilian workforce, must take unpaid leave during the shutdown.
Thinking Ahead
Laying Down the Law
James Dinkins is leading a new wave of international crime prevention.
Pay & Benefits
Military and Support Personnel Will Get Paid On Time During Shutdown
Defense and Homeland Security secretaries can decide which civilians and contractors qualify.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Furloughed By Shutdown Cannot Contribute to Retirement Fund
Employees would also lose TSP matching contributions from agencies, unless Congress issues back pay.
Oversight
Shutdown ‘Damage Is Already Done,’ Unions Say
State Department employees rally to keep government open, but say morale has been irrevocably harmed.
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Lawmakers Support Retroactive Pay for Shutdown Furloughs
Back pay would not be guaranteed for ‘nonessential’ personnel if government closes.
Pay & Benefits
Future of Postal Employees’ Health Care Uncertain as Senate Moves Forward With Reform
Removing postal workers from FEHBP could lead to a 2 percent increase in health care costs for other federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Quiz: The Answers
See how you did on our quiz about pay and benefits during a government shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Quiz: What Happens to Pay and Benefits During a Shutdown?
See how much you really know about how you could be affected.
Management
Postal Service Asks for Emergency Price Increase
Cash-strapped agency says it needs higher rates to compensate for lost volume.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 4.4 Percent More Toward Health Care Premiums in 2014
Employee contributions rise faster than government’s share.
News
NASA Will Pay You $18,000 to Lie in Bed for 70 Days
Experiment aims to help keep astronauts who spend extended time in space healthier.
Defense
Naval Sea Systems Command Employees Likely to Remain Scattered for Months
Main office remains a crime scene after shooting; Obama, Hagel, speak at memorial ceremony.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Moves Forward With Plan to Cancel $70 Million in Employee Bonuses
Union says IRS is legally obligated to pay the awards, files national grievance against the agency.
Oversight
Mailing Industry Denounces Proposal to Give USPS More Control Over Pricing
Senators, postal officials defend need to let the cash-strapped agency run independently.
Management
Obama Initiates Security Clearance Review After Navy Yard Shooting
Lawmakers, Pentagon also look into security procedures at military installations.
Defense
Navy Yard Closed Again on Wednesday
Employees can access the base to retrieve their vehicles starting at 9 a.m.
Defense