Pay & Benefits
Expect Retirement Claims Backlog to Grow Due to Sequester, OPM Says
Agency cuts overtime, call center hours.
Management
HUD Restructuring Could Relocate 900 Employees
Department will consolidate more than 50 offices across the country.
Tech
Air Force Secretary to Retire
Michael Donley will serve two more months in the role before departing.
Tech
Congress Agrees to End FAA Furloughs
President expected to sign what White House calls a ‘Band-Aid’ measure.
Pay & Benefits
Who's Forfeiting Pay Alongside Furloughed Employees?
From the White House to Capitol Hill, a growing list of top officials show solidarity.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Pitch Dueling Plans to Reverse Furloughs
Great divide remains in sequestration replacement debates.
Management
Senate Confirms New OMB Director
As White House budget chief, Sylvia Mathews Burwell tasked with helping to replace sequestration.
Oversight
Reid Proposes Temporary Sequestration Suspension
Bill would use reduced wartime spending to pay for delay through September.
Defense
Full Sequestration Would Force Army to Drop 100,000 Soldiers, Officials Say
Reservist unemployment at all-time high due to over-deployment.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Nixes Idea to Offer Extra Loan Assistance to Furloughed Feds
Board discusses changing default investment from safe G Fund.
Oversight
Committee Wants Update on Postal Regulatory Commission Travel Spending
Chairwoman has been under scrutiny since last year; cooperated with previous inquiry.
Management
'High Probability' of Furloughs Signaled for Two USDA Agencies
FSA, Rural Development employees face as many as 10 unpaid days off, Agriculture secretary says.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Put Their Benefits -- And Yours -- At Risk
Bill would strip federal pensions for lawbreaking members of Congress.
Oversight
Dramatic Workforce Reductions, Rate Hikes Likely for USPS
While Congress debates reform, panel tells Postal Service to take cost savings into its own hands.
Management
Bill Granting GAO More Power Clears House
Legislation will now move to Senate, where it could have a champion in Sen. Clare McCaskill, D-Mo.
Oversight
Opinions of the Federal Government Hit All-Time Low
Gap between favorable views on federal and local governments continues to grow.
Oversight
Postal Reform Still At Least Several Months Off
As lawmakers seek to strike a deal, several key players are working on their own proposals, sources say.
Oversight
Bill Would Extend MSPB Appeal Rights to 7,500 Postal Employees
Measure would help USPS and employees save on legal fees, lawmaker says.
Pay & Benefits