Pay & Benefits
Western TRICARE Participants Need Specialty Referral Authorizations Again
Military health care program lifts temporary waiver.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration Concerns Play Out
Budget cuts are eating up 15 percent of some unemployment benefits.
Pay & Benefits
EEOC Considers New Wave of Furloughs
Union warns of growing case backlog, response time delays.
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Furlough Friday Follows July 4 Holiday
Thousands of feds will take a partly unpaid four-day weekend.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirement Plan Looks Into Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses
TSP’s board is assessing which regulations need tweaks after Supreme Court ruled DOMA unconstitutional.
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'Old School' Mindset Inhibits Federal Telework, Report Finds
OPM lays blame on agencies for not handing in telework program data.
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Defense Contractors and Military Personnel Can’t Fill In for Furloughed Civilians
Workload must be managed without extra help, says Pentagon directive.
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TSP Funds Mostly in the Red for June
The G Fund was the only offering that yielded a positive return last month.
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Feds’ Same-Sex Spouses, Families Are Eligible for Benefits Immediately
OPM guidance says employees can start making enrollment changes now, due to DOMA reversal.
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Highest- and Lowest-Paid Governors in America Both Have a Knack for Scandal
What does $175,000 buy you in a governor? A whole lot of disapproval.
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Star Senior Execs Can Expect Kudos Instead of Cash
OPM will vet Presidential Rank Award nominees despite Obama’s decision not to hand out bonuses to 2013 winners.
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Nearly 1 in 5 Members of Congress Is Paid Twice
They draw government pensions from previous work in addition to their congressional salary.
Pay & Benefits
Premium Pay Cap Waiver Extended Through 2013 for Civilians in Iraq
Feds supporting certain overseas military or emergency operations can receive basic and premium pay up to $230,700 through Dec. 31.
Defense
Marines Could Cut 8,000 Troops If Sequestration Sticks Around
It’s unclear whether the reduction would affect civilian jobs.
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Bipartisan Group Says Pentagon’s Across-the-Board Furlough Policy Might Go Too Far
Lawmakers ask why civilian workers at units not funded directly by Congress are subject to unpaid leave.
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VA Disability Claims Backlog Expected to Fall Below 800,000 on Wednesday
Agency was a few hundred claims away from ‘a number we haven’t seen in a long time.’
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DOMA Ruling Allows Feds to Share Benefits With Same-Sex Spouses
Justice Department to ‘work expeditiously’ to implement Supreme Court ruling.
Defense
Army Announces Force Reductions, Future Civilian Cuts
Service will drop 80,000 troops by fiscal 2017, with ‘commensurate civilian drawdown.’
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TSP Won't Give Your Info to the NSA
Director says his allegiance is to participants, not the intelligence agency.
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