Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Seeks to End Pay Discrepancies Between Blue and White Collar Feds
Bill would stop inconsistent treatment based on locality areas.
Pay & Benefits
More Dental, Vision Insurance Choices for Feds
OPM will add four carriers to current portfolio.
Pay & Benefits
Navy Announces Layoffs for 745 Civilians
Move is 'part of a conscious risk-based approach,' installations chief says.
Pay & Benefits
Congressman Would Fire Feds Who Don’t Answer His Questions
Bill written after IRS official declined to respond at a congressional hearing.
Pay & Benefits
Furloughs Still a Reality For Thousands
As more agencies avoid unpaid leave in fiscal 2013, the unlucky ones stand out.
Management
Federal Contractors Failing to Pay Afghan Subcontractors, IG Finds
Unpaid subcontractors threaten to self-immolate, blow up compound.
Management
Paying Contractors No More Than Biden Makes Could Save $440M a Year
New GAO numbers on contractor salary reimbursement rekindle debate.
Pay & Benefits
Majority of Feds Don’t Believe Agencies Will Reward or Promote Them
Analysis of government employee survey data calls results ‘unsettling.’
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Don’t Furlough Forest Fire Victims, Colo. Lawmaker Says
Defense civilians affected by the blaze should not be subjected to 'unnecessary additional pain,' letter states.
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Customs and Border Employees Escape Furloughs
Appropriators approve transfer of funds so agency can avoid unpaid leave through September.
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IRS Employees to Receive $70 Million in Bonuses
Agency could renegotiate with union reduce the expense, senator says.
Pay & Benefits
How Many Times Can You Retire From Government?
Senator reveals not one, not two, but three public pensions atop his salary.
Management
Lawmakers Hope to Save Overnight Mail Delivery
Bill would put off closures of mail distribution centers.
Pay & Benefits
Forest Service Employees Rack Up Improper Travel Card Charges
Most Agriculture cardholders comply with travel policies, , IG finds.
Pay & Benefits
Rules on Giving Flags to Families of Fallen Feds Announced by OPM
Proposed rule is an implementation of a 2011 law passed by Congress
Defense
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
Senate bill includes a 1 percent pay boost for service members.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $17.3 Million
40,000 former and current postal employees stand to collect about $300 each.
Pay & Benefits
Three Agencies Shuttered Friday Due to Furloughs
IRS, HUD, USTR are closed as employees take unpaid leave.
Defense
Navy Bans Racy Pinups
Separately, a group asks the Pentagon to stop selling porn on bases, cites sexual assault crisis.
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