Pay & Benefits
Support Network
Government rallies behind the families of victims in the Fort Hood attacks.
Oversight
Quiz: Are you tailor-made for telework?
Take one of our quizzes to see if working remotely works for you.
Oversight
Tennessee Valley Authority union joins larger engineers federation
Union will work to raise TVA debt ceiling in exchange for compromises on workers’ right to organize.
Pay & Benefits
Salary council makes 2011 locality pay rate recommendations
Congress still needs to act on 2010 civilian raise.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies promote telework as a powerful tool, not a panacea
Popularity of working remotely can overshadow the benefits of other alternative work schedules, observers say.
Defense
President aims to step up hiring of veterans
Obama directs agencies to establish offices to guide veterans through the job application process and help them adjust to civilian life.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel agency cracks down on appointees ‘burrowing’ in
Agencies must gain OPM’s approval before converting political employees to career jobs at any level, even in nonelection years.
Oversight
Federal employees have fewer health insurance choices this year
As Open Season begins, choices are more limited than before as several plans leave the federal program or reduce their coverage.
Oversight
Senate passes bill to provide funding for Federal Executive Boards
Legislation would codify permanent funding and require agencies to detail senior staff to run the boards.
Pay & Benefits
New Calculations
Details on recent changes in how part-time service is treated and how retirees are affected if they return to federal service.
Oversight
Postal Service eyes options beyond layoffs and buyouts
Agency is looking at adding retail and other services to boost revenue.
Pay & Benefits
Job simulations could help agencies make better hires, report says
Tryouts also can help applicants decide whether they really want the position.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Puzzle
Uncertainty over the federal pay raise has put the Federal Salary Council in an unusual position this year.
Oversight
New alliance hopes to spur new talent in procurement field
Strategic Partnership on Acquisition Recruitment Coalition to focus outreach on university students.
Pay & Benefits
Legislators clash over health care reform’s impact on FEHBP
Republicans say bill could force feds out of their current insurance plans, while Democrats decry claims as scare tactics.
Pay & Benefits
DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement
Selection of Grayling Williams signals commitment to interagency coordination.
Pay & Benefits
Critics call TSP mutual fund option risky
A proposal to allow feds to invest their retirement money into mutual funds is causing heartburn in some lawmakers and unions.
Defense