Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker backs pay parity, 3.5 percent raise for 2008
Rep. Tom Davis tells appropriators that providing competitive pay for civilian and military personnel will help recruitment and retention.
Defense
House panels trim missile defense, exceed personnel requests
Subcommittee rejects administration attempt to increase fees for military retirees’ health care.
Pay & Benefits
Darfur Divestment?
Members of Congress want to know if investments in the Thrift Savings Plan are helping to fund atrocities in Sudan.
Pay & Benefits
House panel approves 3.5 percent military pay raise
Federal labor unions hope to secure an equivalent hike for civilian employees.
Pay & Benefits
Senator renews push to reduce burden of pension offset
Proposal to cut penalty applied to some retirees’ Social Security benefits comes with price tag of $8.2 billion over 10 years.
Pay & Benefits
Common stocks lead April TSP earnings
International investments in the 401(k)-style plan post the strongest 12-month returns.
Management
Agencies report rise in student loan repayments
Budget limitations and tax liabilities remain obstacles to offering the benefit.
Management
GAO settles pay dispute with 12 of 308 senior analysts
Counsel finds data and calculations used to conduct the employees' performance evaluations were flawed.
Pay & Benefits
Estimating Your Benefits
If you’re thinking about retiring, it’s a good idea to at least get a ballpark figure on the benefits you’ll be receiving.
Pay & Benefits
OPM proposes new rules on higher pay for hard-to-fill jobs
Regulations seek to boost agency use of "underutilized" pay flexibility.
Pay & Benefits
Move Around
One of the upsides of working for the federal government is that you can jump to a new agency and keep your benefits.
Defense
Bill would keep Defense labs out of new personnel system
Pay-for-performance demonstration projects are working, so there’s no need to move employees to the National Security Personnel System, sponsor says.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers seek to extend combat-zone tax break to feds
Civilian federal employees are eligible for hardship pay up to a ceiling, but do not get the tax benefits offered to military personnel and contractors.
Defense
House panel probes latest DHS personnel overhaul
Lawmakers question whether Human Capital Operational Plan will address morale problems.
Pay & Benefits
Honey Pot
The Thrift Savings Plan has grown into a $200 billion-plus retirement behemoth, but its nearly 4 million participants might be surprised to learn how their money is managed.
Pay & Benefits
Paybanding Evolution
New regulations give IRS supervisors more and more flexibility to set pay, as long as it’s not according to the General Schedule.
Pay & Benefits
Lawsuit seeks Sunday pay differential for part-timers
Regulation limiting bonus pay to full-time workers violates Congress' intent, labor union argues.
Pay & Benefits
No time off for travel on holidays, OPM says
Agency issues final regulations clarifying rules on compensatory time for travel.
Defense
DHS urged to shift bonus money from execs to employees
House committee Democrats give the department a failing grade for employee morale.
Pay & Benefits