Oversight
Federal employees lauded at Washington gala
Winners honored for achievements in science, law enforcement and medicine.
Pay & Benefits
Senate passes FAA spending extension
Congress averts another agency shutdown one day before current funding expires.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service plans to shutter nearly half its processing plants
Move would cost 35,000 jobs; many could be eliminated through attrition.
Pay & Benefits
Incentive Wisdom
Smart allocation of cash rewards will keep agencies afloat during tough budget times.
Defense
Bill would ensure military, law enforcement officer pay
Rep. Fitzpatrick’s new bill prioritizes pay and allowances for certain federal employees in the event of another budget crisis.
Pay & Benefits
Bill strips back pay for furloughed FAA workers
Latest version of reauthorization measure does not reimburse thousands of employees affected by summer impasse.
Defense
Insiders poll: Super committee will cut additional billions in Defense
Investment accounts and military personnel are likely targets.
Pay & Benefits
House FAA stopgap includes back pay provisions
Measure appears likely to pass the Senate without too much trouble, averting another partial shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Amidst flooding, Washington area agencies open with unscheduled leave
Employees also have option for unscheduled telework.
Pay & Benefits
Group urges debt committee to consider rural feds
Workforce cuts would fall heavily on small towns and rural areas, where federal agencies may be among the largest employers.
Pay & Benefits
Federal hiring to decline in fiscal 2012, group says
Younger government workers notably more satisfied with their jobs than the federal workforce as a whole.
Defense
House set to consider legislation honoring federal workers
Bipartisan bill would allow agencies to present American flags for the funerals of civilian employees.
Pay & Benefits
Employees punished for political activity
More government workers violate the Hatch Act.
Oversight
FAA falls down on workforce planning
Hiring and training for acquisition staff are inadequate to meet agency needs, audit finds.
Pay & Benefits
Predicting the Future
Why it’s important to get an early estimate of your retirement benefit.
Oversight
MSPB: Perceptions of prohibited personnel actions hit 18-year low
Agencies still must remain vigilant for potential violations in order to keep employees fully engaged, study says.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement plan funds continue to slide in August
Majority of TSP investment options lose ground for the fourth straight month and slip into the red for 2011.
Pay & Benefits