Pay & Benefits

Pension contribution levels rise

Federal agencies are paying slightly more into federal employees’ retirement plans.

Oversight

Federal hiring of Hispanics slows, nearly flat

Latino representation in federal workforce has stalled in recent years, report finds.

Pay & Benefits

20 of the All-Time Greatest Feds: The List

Pay & Benefits

A look at 20 of the all-time greatest federal employees

A guide to some of history's most illustrious civil servants.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement plan funds continue downward spiral

Majority of TSP options remain in the red for September and for the year to date.

Pay & Benefits

Government to unveil COLAs on Oct. 19

Federal retirees likely will receive a cost-of-living adjustment between 3.5 percent and 4 percent.

Defense

Editor's Note: Our new look

The debut of our redesign.

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Furloughed FAA workers will receive back pay

Transportation Department says affected employees will be compensated in Oct. 18 paychecks.

Pay & Benefits

Health care fees for military retirees set to increase this weekend

The start of fiscal 2012 marks the first jump in TRICARE Prime premiums in almost two decades.

Pay & Benefits

Obama: Former shuttle workers can be integral to future space efforts

President says NASA is trying to figure out how to shift engineers, scientists and technicians to new projects.

Pay & Benefits

Coming Back

Thinking about leaving government? Some retirees are thinking about returning.

Pay & Benefits

Training Day

Vets’ benefits get a boost under changes to the Post-9/11 GI bill.

Oversight

Coming defense vote will alter contractor executive pay

White House and Congress remain at odds on parameters of cap on reimbursed compensation.

Pay & Benefits

Postal Service health plan still on the radar

Opting out of the governmentwide program would relieve the agency’s prefunding burdens and bring more options to employees, official says.

Oversight

Budget chief won’t rule out more proposals affecting feds

Jack Lew is uncertain whether employees will have to sacrifice further in the name of deficit reduction.

Pay & Benefits

Feds’ health premiums to rise 3.5 percent

Increase is the lowest since 2008 and just half the 2011 jump of 7.2 percent.

Oversight

Clinton-era government downsizing offers lessons for current crisis

Report says planning ahead and preparing employees can make budget cuts less painful.

Pay & Benefits

Honeymoon is short-lived for new feds

Agencies have to work harder to keep employees happy longer, say observers.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers again seek to cut federal workforce through attrition

Bill prompted by the public’s votes on the GOP YouCut website would allow one fed to be hired for every three who leave.

Pay & Benefits

Feds could donate sick leave to agency banks under House bill

Legislation aims to help employees who need extra leave and save money in work productivity.