Oversight
Biden urged to get involved in union contract talks with TSA
House Democrat asks the vice president to help get negotiations 'on track' and 'deliver an equitable and balanced arbitration system.'
Pay & Benefits
Standoff on payroll tax holiday extension continues
Top aides say the Senate majority leader remains adamant and will not relent to House GOP demands to appoint conferees and resolve differences.
Pay & Benefits
Groups still worried about possible extended federal pay freeze
Employee advocates warily eye last-minute debate over tax holiday.
Defense
Union calls TSA contract negotiations ‘very discouraging’
AFGE president says the agency’s definition of third-party review of employee grievances does not pass ‘smell test.’
Pay & Benefits
Obama signs into law a bill providing flags to relatives of fallen federal employees
Congress passed the final measure without opposition.
Pay & Benefits
TSP participation declining
Separations and ‘hardship withdrawals’ are among the factors cited.
Oversight
What's at stake if Congress fails this time?
Congress is threatening stalemate again, and this time the effect would be felt by millions of average Americans.
Pay & Benefits
Senate spares feds in payroll tax bill
Democratic chamber excludes provisions that would reduce federal compensation, but legislation is expected to fail in the House.
Pay & Benefits
Great Expectations
If you’re retiring at the end of the year, here’s what you should be prepared for.
Defense
Proposal aims to offset costs of sequestration through staff reductions
Bill would downsize the federal workforce by 10 percent and use the savings to counteract one year of defense and nondefense spending cuts.
Oversight
Congress now shooting for weekend wrap-up
If lawmakers' optimism proves founded, then they will avoid a partial government shutdown for the third time this year.
Oversight
White House publishes shutdown plans
As many as 600,000 employees could be furloughed if lawmakers do not extend funding past Friday, according to one estimate.
Pay & Benefits
The Week in Comments: Is another shutdown coming?
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Lawmakers decry extended pay freeze to finance payroll tax holiday
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., says he’s confident chamber’s Democrats will oppose any measures reducing federal compensation to pay for tax cut.
Pay & Benefits
OMB to feds: Prepare for the possibility of a shutdown
For many agencies, the latest stopgap spending measure runs out Friday.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill that includes extension of federal pay freeze
GOP plan to finance payroll tax holiday clears first hurdle; omnibus spending bill could be at risk, prompting speculation about the possibility of a shutdown.
Pay & Benefits