Defense
House votes to exempt TRICARE from health reform bill
TRICARE and other Defense beneficiaries will not have to purchase coverage beyond what they already have.
Pay & Benefits
Federal employee groups cautiously back health care bill
Some have come out in favor of the measure -- with reservations -- and others still are studying it.
Pay & Benefits
Union urges permanent collective bargaining rights for New Deal agency
Labor group wants to ensure the power to negotiate isn’t left to the whims of Tennessee Valley Authority leaders.
Oversight
Key federal management lawmakers brace for health care vote
Most House members with government employees in their districts say they will approve the legislation.
Oversight
Analysis: Labor-Management Partnership 2.0
As agency and union officials enter a new age of cooperation they can draw lessons from the Clinton years.
Pay & Benefits
Sick Leave Credit for All
Details on a benefit now available to FERS employees as well as those in CSRS.
Pay & Benefits
TSP annual leave investment bill unveiled
The measure could be a boon for federal employees who have large amounts of leftover leave, union leader says.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would boost federal pay for language skills
Legislation could compensate for loss of financial rewards program for certain employees with foreign language abilities.
Oversight
Bill ties Cadillac tax to feds’ health care costs
Reform legislation will study FEHBP costs to gauge which insurance plans should include excise tax.
Pay & Benefits
Health and Wealth
A Republican pushes his version of government-run health care; some feds could receive larger annuity payments.
Oversight
Lawmakers, employee groups clash over tax bill
Opponents say legislation banning tax delinquents from government service could unfairly target federal employees.
Defense
Unions press forward in battle to represent airport screeners
Dueling labor groups have both filed election petitions; one hit Capitol Hill to push a bill granting transportation security officers bargaining rights.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: What's one job where federal experience really comes in handy?
For some private-sector positions, having a federal job on your resume is nice. For others, it's a virtual necessity.
Pay & Benefits
Strong connections could be key ingredient of fellowship program
Students will need more than financial support to pursue federal careers in international relations, observer says.
Pay & Benefits
KSAs could be kaput by April
OPM chief says plan to eliminate controversial essays from federal hiring process is on the fast track.
Oversight
Obama tries to dampen Medicare fears
The president kicks off a week of lobbying for healthcare reform, insisting the proposal is good for older Americans.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: How much perfume is too much?
City workers in Detroit are told to avoid the issue -- and potential lawsuits -- by not wearing any at all.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers to unveil leave investment bill for TSP
Bipartisan measure would allow employees to deposit the cash value of leftover annual leave in retirement savings accounts.
Oversight
Senator holds up bill compensating furloughed Transportation workers
Coburn says Congress should pay workers out of its own budget as punishment for its “inability to maintain core federal programs.”
Pay & Benefits