Pay & Benefits
Bill Targets Federal Employees' Bonuses – Yet Again
Senator wants to stop rewards for those who damage the integrity of the federal government.
Oversight
Senators Push Bill to Limit Number of VA Senior Execs Receiving Bonuses
The legislation, like its House counterpart, also would require the department's top career officials to switch jobs every five years.
Pay & Benefits
Is FERS Better? Readers Weigh In
Reaction to last week’s column on how the two federal retirement systems stack up.
Pay & Benefits
TSP 1099s Are In the Mail, Vets Sick Leave Bill Advances, Abortion Restrictions and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Panel Expected to Call For Major Changes to Military Retirement and Health Benefits
Commission reportedly will recommend a new retirement system that would result in less generous pensions.
Pay & Benefits
Latest VA Bill Limits Number of Senior Execs Eligible for Bonuses
Legislation also directs secretary to reassign top career officials every five years.
Pay & Benefits
Lack of Paid Parental Leave for Feds Is 'Shameful' and a 'Disgrace,' House Dems Say
Providing paid time off is also "good for business," proponents argue.
Defense
Senators Reintroduce Sick Leave Bill for Disabled Vets
Legislation would give 104 hours of sick leave up front to first-year feds who are wounded warriors.
Pay & Benefits
Unlocking the Secrets of FERS
For some people, it’s a better retirement system. Really.
Oversight
Republicans Aim to Stop Agencies from ‘Blindly Filling Empty Desks’
Bill would cut the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition, and triggers an automatic hiring freeze if agencies aren’t meeting that goal.
Pay & Benefits
Paid Family Leave, Double Incentive Pay for a Stressful Job and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Hiring and Firing: Why Agencies Need To Do Better
Keeping the right people with the right skills is fundamental to every agency’s mission.
Management
The Broken Federal Personnel System in 7 Charts
Government employees are deeply frustrated with a personnel system that makes it too hard to hire skilled workers and fire poor performers.
Pay & Benefits
Sanders: Obama Won't Put Social Security Cuts in Budget
Budget ranking member says the White House won't include a controversial proposal to tie benefits to inflation.
Pay & Benefits
What Really Happens When You Change Health Plans
The story of four retirees who decided to make the leap.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Proposes Paid Family Leave for Feds
President directs agencies to give federal employees up to six weeks of paid sick leave to care for new children and ill family members.
Pay & Benefits
Help for Vets, TRICARE Update, Pay Raise Prospects and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
VA Bonuses Targeted Again
New legislation would give secretary authority to rescind employee performance awards.
Pay & Benefits
Bills Would Give Feds a 3.8 Percent Pay Raise
Democrats in both House and Senate introduced bills they say would help recruit and retain top talent.
Pay & Benefits