Pay & Benefits
Agencies ramp up student loan repayments
Spending to help employees pay down loans increased 22 percent from 2007 to 2008, report says.
Pay & Benefits
OPM finalizes hiring preferences for military spouses
Rule allows noncompetitive appointments for spouses when service members are transferred, disabled or killed.
Pay & Benefits
OPM withdraws rule that would have allowed faster promotions
Agency leaves door open to eliminating time-in-grade requirements in the future as part of a more comprehensive approach to reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers renew push for public service scholarships
Third round of legislation would direct money to students who commit to federal careers.
Pay & Benefits
Union campaign raises questions about reach of Obama executive order
Legal Services Corporation says it’s not clear if nonprofits have to abide by rules for contractors.
Oversight
Lawmakers gain prominence with federal employee issues
Massachusetts, Maryland and Virginia Democrats are taking on telework, pay reform and a host of other challenges.
Pay & Benefits
Taking the Plunge
Questions and answers that will help you make an informed decision on whether to dive into retirement, or take a more gradual approach.
Defense
More problems reported with Defense Contract Audit Agency
Draft GAO report finds issues with 37 audits conducted between 2004 and 2006, according to internal memos.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service needs immediate financial relief, lawmakers say
Provisions affecting contract negotiations over pay and layoff policies could stall reform.
Pay & Benefits
Making the Case
The administration wants to take the debate over federal pay reform mainstream.
Oversight
Obama’s merit board nominees have deep background in union law
Lawyers led legal challenge to Pentagon’s pay-for-performance system and set ground rules for union election at GAO.
Defense
Democrats blast Army's handling of toxic exposures in Iraq
Five soldiers who served at an Iraqi water injection facility in 2003 were unaware they had been exposed to sodium dichromate until they received letters from the service earlier this year.
Pay & Benefits
TSP rebounds in July
But most funds still have not recovered from the financial losses of fall 2008.
Oversight
GAO: Federal Protective Service lacks long-term workforce plan
Absence of strategic plan has led to inconsistent policies, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Stopping Saturday mail delivery could mean layoffs for USPS
Postal Service official tells House lawmakers he hopes cuts would come through attrition.
Oversight
Postal Service health is still a concern
Lawmakers worry about potential disruption to communities resulting from a switch to five-day delivery and post office closures.
Pay & Benefits
House panel passes amended domestic partner benefits bill
Subcommittee overseeing the federal workforce expands the measure to cover retirees, but rejects an amendment to include heterosexual couples.
Pay & Benefits
Labor board nominees call for more staffing and resources
Julia Clark and Ernest DuBester say alternative dispute resolution could help reduce case backlog.
Pay & Benefits