Pay & Benefits
Benefits would continue to flow for furloughed employees
Federal insurance and retirement coverage are guaranteed even when paychecks aren’t.
Pay & Benefits
Redeposits for the Rehired
Part Three of our series on service credit issues looks at paying back refunds of retirement contributions due to breaks in service.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers vote to eliminate salaries for some federal workers
Spending bill prohibits pay for employees involved in health care reform and for nine Obama administration czars.
Pay & Benefits
Bargaining Chips
Federal employees seem in less danger than their state counterparts of having their collective bargaining rights curtailed -- at least in the current political environment.
Pay & Benefits
Federal workers rally against Wisconsin governor
Government employee union members gather at Badger state’s Washington office to protest proposal to curtail collective bargaining.
Oversight
Contractors would share the pain of a government shutdown
Veterans of past closings advise firms to talk with acquisition officials to prepare for the possibility of halting operations.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies close-lipped on personnel policy planning for shutdown
Some employees would continue to work during a hiatus, but officials aren’t yet revealing details.
Pay & Benefits
Spending bill hits salaries, benefits for employees overseas
Amendment cancels locality pay increase for diplomats working abroad.
Oversight
Senate Democrats say they are open to more cuts
Both sides portray other as unyielding, though leaders say compromise on spending is possible.
Pay & Benefits
From Nextgov.com: Cybersecurity brings new wrinkle to 'essential' personnel
Threat of government shutdown has IT managers updating contingency plans for the digital age.
Oversight
Obama proposal for CFTC fees draws cheers, brickbats
As Republicans seek major cuts in Commodity Futures Trading Commission, plan to dun users to pay for regulation pleases consumer groups but not industry.
Pay & Benefits
Pay is no guarantee for furloughed employees
In the event of a government shutdown, lawmakers have the final say over retroactive compensation.
Pay & Benefits
Wisconsin governor says he won't compromise with unions
Scott Walker refuses to back down on curtailing collective bargaining rights.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would fire feds who have serious tax delinquencies
Measure by Sens. Coburn and McCaskill exempts employees who are working to resolve their tax disputes.
Defense
Legislation would give troops flexible spending accounts
Service members are not currently eligible to set aside pretax funds for out-of-pocket health expenses.
Oversight
Administration says it will expand opportunities for senior executives
Top civil servants will have to do more with less now, but officials promise career development.
Pay & Benefits
Civilian Payback
Part Two in a series on service credit issues, covering nondeduction service.
Oversight
Agreeing there is government waste, panel divides over where
Democrats on House Oversight and Government Reform Committee point at contractors while Republicans aim to trim federal operations.
Oversight
Report: Telework increases across government
More than 10 percent of federal employees eligible to telework are doing so, says OPM.
Pay & Benefits