Pay & Benefits
Feds aren’t alone in pension pain
State and local government employees are being asked to contribute more, too, and the reforms often apply to current and future employees.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service to lay off up to 2,000 employees
Voluntary retirement packages and buyouts also may be considered as USPS moves to close more than 220 mail processing facilities.
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Retirement returns grow steadily in February
All funds in the Thrift Savings Plan post slightly lower gains than January, but stay in the black.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture to offer more buyouts
Department plans to grant 300 buyouts and then hire 150 employees at lower grades.
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Union, Social Security Administration reach contract deal
Final agreement should be signed in April, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
DOMA Still Dogs Domestic Partners of Feds
District court ruling isn’t enough to force the federal government to offer same-sex couples health benefits -- yet.
Management
Senior Executive Service due for a shakeup, lawmaker says
Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., calls for infusion of talent from outside the federal ranks.
Oversight
Video: Clinton praises State workers in budget testimony
State Department request is for $51.6 billion.
Pay & Benefits
Union takes aim at bills cutting federal benefits, and at their sponsors
NTEU is paying particular attention to supporting fed-friendly candidates in Senate races, officials say.
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Labor auditors concerned about TSP computer security
Officials pledge to continue working on protecting the retirement plan’s electronic records.
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Government savings from 2007 TRICARE law subject to change
Real savings depend partly on future decisions about fees for the military health program, budget analysts find.
Pay & Benefits
Cashing Out From the TSP
The public face of the Thrift Savings Plan makes his own way to retirement.
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Postal Service announces mail processing facility closures
Tens of thousands of employees have learned their center will shut down, as the agency struggles to regain its financial health.
Pay & Benefits
Obama signs payroll-tax holiday into law
New federal employees must now pay more for retirement benefits.
Oversight
Postal Regulatory Commission chairwoman releases travel records
Ruth Goldway responds to a congressional request for details.
Pay & Benefits
Dempsey to troops: ‘We’ve heard your concerns’ on TRICARE fees
Joint Chiefs chairman says Pentagon had to propose reforms in fiscal 2013 budget to control ballooning health care costs.
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