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Some Managers Hope the Next Administration Will Abandon Telework
Would $12 billion in savings change their minds?
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Current Service Members and Retirees Won't Lose Any Retired Pay Under Reform
President reminds military compensation and retirement modernization panel about grandfather clause.
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Federal Employees Have Lost All Furlough Appeals So Far
MSPB has decided 40 cases, and has sided with management in every one of them.
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Flu Shots Fall Victim to the Sequester
Air Force will no longer provide free shots to civilians, instead investing in broader health initiatives.
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Independent Agency Makes Headway on Furlough Appeals
MSPB begins to consolidate and adjudicate record number of appeals.
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VA Execs Will Leave if Congress Bans Bonuses, Group Says
Professional association calls targeting of top managers unfair and unhelpful.
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Republicans Want Lawmakers, Staff to Foot Obamacare Bill
Legislation would prohibit government from subsidizing cost of congressional health insurance plans on exchanges.
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Not Many New Fed Hires, but IT Workers Among the Few
More than 5 percent of new hires take IT jobs.
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Superstar Programmers Can Get Paid as Much as Pro Athletes
A change in Google's algorithm can be worth as much as $100 million in new revenue.
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Congressional Staff Leave Their Jobs Because of Low Pay
New report shows legislative employees, like their agency colleagues, love their work, but want better managers.
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Annual Federal Charity Drive Launches With Tempered Expectations
Combined Federal Campaign asks beleaguered feds to give back.
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Same-Sex Spouses Now Eligible for Veterans Benefits
DOMA reversal did not technically apply to VA, but Obama reverses law anyway.
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Army Allows Back Pay for Civilians Who Took Extra Furlough Days
Employees who took more than six furlough days can substitute paid annual leave for the excess furlough days.
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Government Job Training: From the Mundane to 'The Matrix'
Virtual reality is making training more interactive and easier to do from a distance.
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Return of Overtime Helps Cut Retirement Backlog in August
Queue of claims decreases 11 percent from the previous month.
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Ex-EPA Employee Allegedly Made Up CIA Employment to Get Out of Work
Over 12 years, John Beale is said to have scammed the government out of $880,000.
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Texas Won't Grant Some Gay Troops Benefits for Their Spouses
Troops must enroll on federal property rather than at state facilities.
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GSA Hopes Better Data Can Drive Travel and Conference Savings
Database ideas could also inform FOIA responses and green initiatives.
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