Pay & Benefits
Recovery and Raises
Even if the economy improves, that doesn’t necessarily mean the average federal pay increase will go up.
Defense
Suicide prevention continues to elude Army leaders
Eight active-duty suicides in the first eight days of the year suggest rate is not abating.
Oversight
Intelligence HR chief is stepping down
Ron Sanders has been instrumental in creation of intelligence pay-for-performance systems.
Pay & Benefits
Unions create governmentwide coalition
With a nod to the alliance that fought NSPS, employee groups band together to work with the administration on personnel reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Women’s group pushes overhaul of pay-for-performance programs
Survey finds two-thirds of female employees don’t back their agencies’ performance-based compensation systems.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2010 Edition
Your annual guide to the best Retirement Planning columns since 2006.
Pay & Benefits
Cadillac health care tax is closer to law
White House supports levy on insurers; federal employee groups oppose idea.
Pay & Benefits
Healing Touch
Policy act provision makes it easier for employees to spend time caring for loved ones injured during military service.
Pay & Benefits
Student interns head back to college to tout Energy Department
Six undergraduates interned this past summer, and now are receiving stipends from a nonprofit to promote the department at their respective schools.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture’s cafeteria serves healthy meals alongside traditional fare
Agency makes nutritional information available and encourages employees to make smarter choices.
Pay & Benefits
Gunman shoots two federal employees at Las Vegas courthouse
Security officer is killed; deputy U.S. marshal wounded.
Pay & Benefits
GSA lowers mileage reimbursement rate in 2010
The agency, following the lead of the IRS, drops rate by 5 cents.
Oversight
Panels set hearings, key Homeland Security posts still vacant
Bombing plot hearings to begin Jan. 20; Senate still needs to consider nominees for three top DHS jobs.
Pay & Benefits
OPM issues regulations expanding life insurance access
New rules would provide more insurance options to federal employees deployed overseas.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds end 2009 on positive note
Nine of the plan’s offerings rose in value in December.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits Breakthroughs
Congress passed major pay and benefits provisions in 2009, and the Obama administration has an aggressive agenda for next year.
Defense
Obama issues order implementing 2010 pay raise
Civilian employees receive 2.0 percent pay raise; service members get 3.4 percent boost.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies under pressure to mix and match public, private workers
OMB has ordered a thorough review of plans for managing the multisector workforce.
Oversight
EEOC proposes changes to federal discrimination complaint process
Rules include new requirements for agencies, authorize pilot programs.
Oversight