Management
Postal Service Aims to Bring In $500M a Year With New Package Serivces
Offerings level playing field with private sector, officials say.
News
Furloughed Feds: Don't Fall for this Scam
FTC warns government workers to be wary of offers for 'free' grants.
Pay & Benefits
Nearly Every Major Agency Has Reduced Furloughs
Most federal employees have not experienced as many days of unpaid leave as originally forecast.
News
Furloughed Fed Wins $1 Million Lottery
Powerball winner will continue to work for the Defense Department.
Pay & Benefits
Military Pay Will Remain Exempt from Sequestration in 2014
Defense civilians again face sequestration cuts alone.
Pay & Benefits
HUD Cancels 2 Furlough Days
Some 9,000 HUD employees must now take five, not seven, days of unpaid leave.
Management
Postal Service Still Losing Money, But Less Than Anticipated
Agency loses $740 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Finalizing Plan to Provide Benefits to Same-Sex Military Spouses
Defense is working out details with the Justice Department; benefits could be available as soon as August.
Pay & Benefits
Sequester May End Civilian Pensions for Military Retirees
Civilians still face a series of cuts after furlough days were trimmed.
Oversight
Is the Latest Postal Reform Bill Too Much of a Compromise?
Legislation pitched by bipartisan duo has detractors on both sides.
Pay & Benefits
Fed Group Wants More Perks, Broader Eligibility for Partial Retirement
Phased retirement can help agencies deal with reduced budgets, NARFE says.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal to Reduce Fed Workers’ Comp Benefits Attached to Postal Bill
Measure would lower the compensation for retirement-eligible employees.
Oversight
Senators Introduce Postal Reform Bill With Bipartisan Support
Legislation would allow for end of Saturday and to-the-door delivery.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Republican Plan to Limit 'Out of Control Bureaucracy'
Measures curbing bonuses and federal employee rights pass with minimal Democratic support.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Back in the Black in July
Plan bounced back after performing poorly in June.
Pay & Benefits
Democrats Block Bills Limiting Feds’ Bonuses, Workplace Rights
Feds win temporary victory, though Republicans plan to move forward with legislation.
Briefing
Going Off Script
A federal labor leader breaks from his customary role to protest immigration legislation.
Oversight