Pay & Benefits
Diplomats get a break on pet travel costs
Airline relents and will waive some fees for Foreign Service employees shipping their pets overseas.
Pay & Benefits
One Reason to Save Your Vacation Time
Legislation lets feds invest unused leave in their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
Management
Senate passes U.S. Postal Service overhaul
Legislation would let USPS offer buyouts and early outs to 100,000 employees.
Management
Interior: No plans to implement 7 percent staff reduction
Memo to OMB was purely hypothetical scenario, spokesman said.
Pay & Benefits
Romney rips 'unfairness' of federal pay, benefits
As GOP front-runner closes in on nomination, he says government workers should not make more than average Americans.
Pay & Benefits
Forced retirement for Postal Service workers voted down in Senate
Measure that would rid bill of reductions in workers’ comp fails; overall vote to come.
Pay & Benefits
Defense overtime pay cap waived again
Certain civilian Pentagon employees can receive basic and premium pay up to $230,700 for the year.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and benefits feature prominently in postal reform bill
Senate will consider amendments Tuesday, including one that would require eligible employees to retire.
Oversight
Republican seeks to cut lawmakers’ pay
Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas introduces bill to reduce congressional salaries by 5 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Defense asks Congress to improve civilian danger-zone benefits
Request is included in the annual Defense Authorization legislation.
Pay & Benefits
Senator tries to rid postal reform bill of language reducing workers’ comp
Amendment would substitute friendlier House-backed changes to program for employees injured on the job.
Pay & Benefits
Roth Delays in Perspective
At least three-fifths of federal workers won’t be able to enroll on the May 7 launch date for the new TSP option.
Oversight
Senior executives reopen debate over STOCK Act
SEA says burdens and invasions of privacy in disclosure law have a ‘chilling effect’ on recruitment.
Pay & Benefits
House panel approves part-time retirement for feds
Bill also would let retiring employees apply unused annual leave to their TSP accounts.
Pay & Benefits
Senate to weigh measure delaying postal facility closures
Amendment to reform bill up for debate this week also would encourage creative suggestions for getting USPS out of the red.
Defense
FBI needs long-term plan for counterterrorism vacancies, watchdog says
Targeted recruitment and other incentives have helped, GAO finds.
Pay & Benefits
GSA boosts mileage reimbursement rate
High gas prices spur agency to adjust 2012 rates.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Roth option delayed for Pentagon employees
Some other agencies also will have to wait until after the May 7 launch.
Oversight