Pay & Benefits
A Lot of Former SBA Employees Still Have Access to Their Agency Email Account
Agency followed separation checklists less than half of the time, IG finds.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Passes Bill That Would Allow More Vets Access to Private Health Care
Vets who live within 40 miles of a VA facility that doesn’t provide the care they need are eligible for the Choice program under the legislation.
Pay & Benefits
Amid USPS' Calls for Pay Cuts, Unions Let Deadline Pass for New Labor Contract
Postal Service's negotiations stall with two unions representing 300,000 employees.
Pay & Benefits
How to Know When It’s Time to Go
Deciding when to retire from government is a more complicated process than it used to be.
Pay & Benefits
Generous Benefits for Feds Injured on the Job Could Be on the Chopping Block
Congress takes another stab at cutting workers’ compensation for feds by $360 million.
Defense
Air Force Trims Drone Ops to Get Workforce ‘Healthy’
The service is dropping five of its 65 combat air patrols so its overtaxed pilots and intelligence operators can catch their breath.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Let Feds Invest TSP Savings in Companies With Female Leadership
Others in Congress want feds to put retirement funds in companies that don't pollute.
Pay & Benefits
Legal Cases Could Give Feds More Overtime Compensation, Appeal Rights
Court strikes down multiple anti-fed arguments made by government.
Pay & Benefits
Why Isn't the White House Touting Its Top Senior Executives?
The Obama administration has been somewhat mum on the Presidential Rank Award winners, probably because of the bonuses.
Defense
House Passes Major Bill Overhauling Military Retirement
The fiscal 2016 Defense authorization act automatically enrolls new troops into the Thrift Savings Plan.
Pay & Benefits
The Difference Between a Supplement and Social Security
A look at a key benefit for some FERS retirees.
Pay & Benefits
Doubling of Paid Maternity Leave, Overtime Pay Fix, Hiring Preference for Gold Star Fathers and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
VA Officials Say They're Trying to Fire People, But It's Still Really Hard
Department already wants to reform 2014 reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Navy Looks to Make Changes to Cold-War Personnel System
Armed with an innovative plan for promotions, Secretary Ray Mabus wants to sink industrial-age HR policies and rig his fleet for the 21st century.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Discusses Bill Rescinding VA Employee Bonuses
Senate hearing weighs pros and cons of clawing back bonuses of employees involved in patient wait list debacle.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Bill Exempting Some Feds From Retirement Tax Penalty
Legislation would allow law enforcement officers and firefighters to access TSP savings before age 55 without 10 percent tax.
Management
VA Psychiatrist Wins Settlement After Complaints About Openness as Lesbian
Office of Special Counsel facilitates department plan to improve manager training.
Pay & Benefits
MSPB Reminds Us It’s Not Impossible to Fire Federal Employees
Due process is necessary to protect all workers, and is a requirement of a merit-based personnel system, agency says.
Pay & Benefits