Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Care Considerations
Why it’s smart to consider this federal insurance program as part of your retirement planning.
Defense
House approves agreement on Pentagon pay-for-performance, sick leave benefit
Senate now will consider conference report on fiscal 2010 Defense authorization.
Pay & Benefits
Nested Interest
The debate over adding a mutual fund option to the federal retirement investment plan heats up.
Defense
Congress moves to repeal Pentagon pay-for-performance system
Conference agreement also gives Defense secretary ability to propose new personnel flexibilities.
Pay & Benefits
Compromise Defense policy measure advances retirement reforms
Bill would give FERS employees credit for unused sick leave, ease rules on rehiring retirees and make part-time work more attractive for older employees.
Oversight
Agencies avoid flexibilities in firing poor performers
Managers put off by technicalities and paperwork under personnel reforms, MSPB survey says.
Pay & Benefits
Transition begins to new long-term care contract
Certain enrollees will face hefty premium hikes in January unless they elect to change their benefits.
Oversight
Survey: Feds beat private sector on vision, lag on management
Managers understand and embrace their agencies’ missions, but organizations lack effective operational practices.
Oversight
Senate bill would protect contractor whistleblowers
New legislation also would apply to employees of state and local governments and nonprofits that receive federal funds.
Oversight
Obama prohibits feds from texting while driving
Executive order bans text messaging while operating government-owned vehicles.
Defense
More troops for Afghanistan might not be possible anytime soon
The Army already is deploying soldiers at the maximum rate, new study concludes.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Homeland Security authorized to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity specialists
The department doesn’t expect to hire that many, but the authorization will streamline recruitment efforts, said a department official.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal to end federal health plan is off the table
Watered-down provision would apply to members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers, but not to federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Pricey Premiums
Some FEHBP enrollees are suffering from sticker shock, but it could be worse.
Pay & Benefits
Key players debate how to lower prescription drug costs for feds
Allowing OPM to negotiate a single drug benefit for FEHBP enrollees was among proposals discussed during private meeting on the Hill.
Pay & Benefits
Federal employees’ health insurance premiums to rise 8.8 percent
Personnel officials have started meeting with major insurance carriers to explore ways to drive down prices.
Pay & Benefits
More senior executives are earning bigger bonuses
Ratings are to be expected for government's elite corps, says Bill Bransford of the Senior Executives Association.
Pay & Benefits