Pay & Benefits
Leader of Defense pay system overhaul to leave post
Mary Lacey says it’s time to move on after overseeing a massive restructuring of the civilian personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
Public service group to develop new resources for federal interns
Partnership for Public Service will use $3 million grant to hire 10 students to promote public service on their campuses.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies plan to increase spending on telework technologies, study says
With bigger budgets, advocacy group advises IT managers to track return on investments.
Oversight
Veterans subcommittee votes $2.2 million for health facilities
Nearly $1.7 billion is for increases in the projected cost of seven facilities previously authorized.
Pay & Benefits
Survivor Benefits: Q&A
Answers to questions from last week’s column on providing for your survivors.
Pay & Benefits
TSP finalizes rules on fund transfer restrictions
Limits begin May 1, but opposition to regulation could continue.
Defense
Coast Guard protests House authorization bill maneuver
Substitute language would undermine commandant’s authority, compromise security, White House says.
Pay & Benefits
Needed: Information, and Lots of It
Quick and aggressive dissemination of financial and health plan changes would help federal employees make better decisions about their benefits.
Defense
VA, Defense officials grilled on allegations of ‘epidemic’ of soldier suicides
Senators probe internal e-mails reporting 1,000 suicide attempts per month.
Defense
Gates tells military services to prepare for unconventional wars
Officers must “tell blunt truths” to civilian leaders, Defense secretary advises cadets at West Point.
Oversight
Panelists: Telework can improve management
Talented employees will produce whether they’re working at home or in the office, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
TSP automatic enrollment, fund transfer restrictions move forward
Volatile financial markets won’t affect plan offerings or management, officials say.
Oversight
Distinguished executives honored at Washington gala
State Department event recognizes achievements of key career civil servants.
Pay & Benefits
Supporting Your Survivors
What will happen financially to the people who depend on you if you die?
Pay & Benefits
Dozens of federal health plans require high payments for specialty drugs
Pricey prescription drug coverage for many federal employees could become more common.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Made EZ
A look at how the self-serve electronic benefits resource will work.
Pay & Benefits
Federal paid parental leave bill heads to full House committee
Legislation would allow all federal employees eight weeks of paid leave with benefits for the birth or adoption of a child.
Pay & Benefits
House bill aimed at increasing diversity among senior executives advances
New SES office would be responsible for hiring more women, minorities and persons with disabilities into top government ranks.
Defense
Army Reserve broadens recruiting efforts
Public-private partnerships seek to benefit both military and industry.
Pay & Benefits