Defense
Service members to receive higher housing allowance in 2013
Annual rates up by 3.8 percent on average.
Management
NOAA head set to step down in February 2013
Lubchenco says she will return to her family and academia.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration could mean furloughs for more than 2,000 air traffic controllers
Safety inspectors and engineers also would be affected, union says.
Pay & Benefits
Customs and Border agents could receive back pay under labor arbitration
Decision may mean between $3,000 and $5,000 for some translators.
Pay & Benefits
Expansion of FEHBP-covered autism treatments draws praise as initial step
Washington-area feds won’t see the added benefits, group says.
Pay & Benefits
Resolve the fiscal cliff or don’t get paid (or sick), petitioners tell Congress, Obama
Thousands sign on to plea to avert austerity crisis.
Defense
House passes Coast Guard bill with new housing, travel benefits
Revised measure now returns to the Senate.
Defense
Suspect charged in bombing of Arizona federal building
Blast rocks Casa Grande Social Security office; no injuries reported.
Management
The 'Plum Book' is out in print and digital formats
2012 edition features searchable Web app.
Management
Tough times could make Homeland Security more productive
Austerity would encourage synergies in IT, procurement, panelists say.
Management
Interior to start disbursing checks to American Indians
Settlement in Cobell v. Salazar class action lawsuit is final.
Management
GAO wants to charge companies disputing federal contract awards
Money would fund a docket to organize claims, create transparency in process.
Management
Tight times require creative approaches to funding new FBI headquarters
GSA could consider exchanging the current property for a new one, rather than a traditional sale.
Management
Prospective Presidential Management Fellows get an extra week to apply
OPM extends deadline to accommodate those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Defense
Government settles ICE discrimination case
Agent alleging a ‘frat-house-type atmosphere’ may return to the agency.
Defense