Oversight
Collaboration-minded feds see barriers to working together
Nevertheless, mid-level managers are forging new relationships and building bridges across departments and agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Understanding CSRS Offset
The peculiarities of the niche retirement system aimed largely at people who had a break in federal service at some point.
Oversight
Agency aims to play matchmaker with new hiring tool
The national intelligence office is developing a site that would pair job applicants with suitable federal vacancies.
Pay & Benefits
Back to Work
Lawmakers will return from August recess to a plethora of pay-related legislation.
Oversight
Postal Service looks for ways to reduce labor costs
Agency will ask unions for changes in employee scheduling, wages and benefits, official says.
Oversight
NRC again tops list of best places to work in government
Survey responses indicate that overall, feds are growing more satisfied with their jobs and managers.
Oversight
Government per diem rates fall in most metro areas
Federal employees traveling to places like New York City for business soon will have less money to spend on lodging.
Oversight
USPS pay-for-performance system called into question
Postmasters received incorrect ratings, lower pay than expected, observers say.
Defense
VA announces change in Agent Orange benefit claims process
Veterans diagnosed with three illnesses no longer are required to attribute their condition to military service.
Defense
Air Force realigns headquarters space functions
Service undersecretary will coordinate operational activities, assistant secretary will manage acquisitions.
Oversight
GOP lawmaker calls for halt to federal 'spending spree'
In a speech touting the Republican agenda, House Minority Leader John Boehner proposes cap on spending and repeats calls for a pay and hiring freeze.
Pay & Benefits
The Magic Number
If you're eligible for Social Security benefits at age 62, should you take them now or wait?
Defense
Agencies examine combat-related substance abuse
National Institutes of Health and VA will fund research on drug and alcohol abuse associated with military deployments.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel chief: Telework makes sense, especially during emergencies
The work arrangement should be looked at as a good business decision, OPM Director John Berry says.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies could be passing over good job candidates, survey finds
Hiring managers and HR staffs must work together to improve assessments, applicant selection and customer service, analysts say.
Pay & Benefits
A Head Start
Employees contemplating retirement should take these steps now to prevent long delays in annuity checks and other benefits.
Defense
Unions pleased with TSA chief’s progress on bargaining rights
Assessment of how union representation would affect the agency’s mission is nearing completion, labor leaders say.
Defense
Pentagon lacks a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy, report says
Task force finds uneven implementation of programs across military services.
Pay & Benefits