Pay & Benefits
Obama signs 3.4 percent raise for military
Unions say they’ll push for pay parity in 2011, as review of military compensation system begins.
Pay & Benefits
Worries about price tag of domestic partner benefits bill fade
Measure’s backers say they are confident funding issues can be resolved expeditiously.
Pay & Benefits
Defense releases guidelines for NSPS transition
Unions say Pentagon should not be allowed to hire any workers into moribund pay-for-performance system.
Pay & Benefits
Premium Fairness
A bill that would keep premium rates at 2009 levels for CSRS retirees enrolled in Medicare is languishing in the Senate.
Pay & Benefits
Partner benefits bill advances, but hurdles remain
Panel leaders won't back passage in the full Senate without assurances the measure will be cost-neutral.
Oversight
Senator asks IRS to report on contractors’ unpaid taxes
Top Republican on Finance Committee wants figures on delinquent Medicare and Medicaid health care providers.
Defense
Senators: Army needs better info about soldiers
After Pentagon briefing on Fort Hood shootings, chairman and ranking member of Homeland Security panel conclude Army needs to upgrade its personnel policies.
Oversight
Watchdog urges Postal Service managers to support cost-cutting initiative
Without better leadership, USPS won’t reap the full benefits of a program to avoid giving injured employees busy work, GAO says.
Oversight
Groups claim data on federal employees’ salaries is misleading
News analysis indicates that the number of government workers earning more than six figures has spiked during the last two years.
Pay & Benefits
Bill with 2 percent pay raise awaits Obama’s signature
For the first time in recent years, civilian federal employees are headed for a lower increase than members of the military.
Pay & Benefits
Obama gives feds half day off on Christmas Eve
A little extra time when Christmas falls on a Friday is a presidential holiday tradition.
Pay & Benefits
As Open Season ends, feds’ full attention turns to health care reform
Bills contain caps on flexible spending accounts and possible changes to federal employees’ health insurance costs.
Oversight
Senate leader files cloture on spending bill with 2 percent pay raise
Vote on the nearly $450 billion fiscal 2010 spending omnibus package is scheduled for Sunday.
Pay & Benefits
Open Season Wrap-Up
A last look at key health insurance questions, especially for those nearing retirement.
Pay & Benefits
Leveling Off
Some NSPS employees will see lower pay raises as the General Schedule transition begins.
Oversight
Obama creates labor-management council
The executive order does not include expanded bargaining power favored by unions.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers back 2 percent raise, but nix locality pay freeze
Congressional negotiators follow president’s request for overall raise, but set aside a portion of the increase as locality pay.
Pay & Benefits
Unions say Senate health bill tax provisions would ‘devastate’ FEHBP
New reports detail effects of excise tax and insurer fees on the federal plan.
Defense