Pay & Benefits
TSP Gains in August
All the funds except for international stocks posted positive returns last month.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds a 1 Percent Pay Raise
The president issued an alternative pay plan late Friday, setting an across-the-board increase for civilian federal employees of 1 percent in 2015.
Management
Why a Government Shutdown Is So Unlikely
The move would be electoral suicide for Republicans.
Pay & Benefits
Can You Apply for Phased Retirement This Fall? It Depends on Your Agency
OPM is accepting applications beginning in November, but some agencies are telling employees they can’t apply that soon.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement: Case Studies
Running the numbers on a couple of hypothetical examples of employees considering the new option.
Pay & Benefits
Temp Feds Are One Step Closer to Health Insurance
As comment period on draft rules ends, union urges OPM to provide access to FEHBP to newly-eligible employees ASAP.
Pay & Benefits
Military Families Are More Worried Than Ever About the Effects of Budget Cuts
Downsizing within Defense and sequestration’s long-term impact are creating anxiety over job security, survey finds.
Pay & Benefits
Military Bonuses Affected Despite Sequestration’s Hiatus
Defense hopes to save money by changing compensation structure associated with Marine Corps' special duty assignment pay.
Nextgov
Patent Office Telework Scandal Not Really About Telework
Mobile work advocates say the controversy is evidence of a management breakdown.
Pay & Benefits
COLA Boost is Hovering Around 1.8 Percent Now
The exact cost-of-living adjustment for 2015 won’t be known until October when all the numbers are in.
Pay & Benefits
Is This the Right Time for the White House to Promote Working from Home?
Allegations of feds abusing telework at Patent and Trademark Office put honest employees and managers in a tough spot.
Management
A Breakthrough in Federal Labor-Management Relations at the Pentagon?
From one union's perspective, the Defense Department is working with labor groups better than ever on personnel reform.
Pay & Benefits
Are You Contributing Too Little to Your TSP?
A growing number of participants are not putting in enough to get the maximum match from their agency.
Pay & Benefits
How Veterans’ Preference Laws Are Dragging Down Federal Hiring
‘Unwieldy’ and ‘convoluted’ laws are confusing vets and feds alike, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Three Charts Showing How White Males Hold the Highest-Paid Federal Jobs
The average male fed is a full grade level above the typical woman.
Pay & Benefits
How Federal Agencies Can Solve Skyrocketing Workers' Comp Costs
The Postal Service inspector general has recommended a slew of changes to 100-year-old law, including benefits cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Agencies Are Falling Behind on Hiring Women and Disabled Employees
Workforce's racial diversity has remained virtually unchanged.
Pay & Benefits
Travel Per Diems Aren’t Changing in Fiscal 2015
Daily rates for government travelers will remain at $83 for lodging, and between $46 and $71 for meals and other expenses.
Pay & Benefits