Pay & Benefits
SES ratings drop under new performance evaluation system
Average pay raise grows slightly in fiscal 2005 from previous year.
Pay & Benefits
Think tank blasts TSP real estate fund proposal
Move would shift the balance of power for oversight of the federal retirement fund from the TSP board to Congress, Heritage Foundation report argues.
Pay & Benefits
Senators take new stab at redefining law officer jobs
Expanding the definition of federal law enforcement officer would give more employees early retirement option.
Pay & Benefits
Are You Ready?
A report from the retirement planning session at this year’s Excellence in Government conference.
Pay & Benefits
A Dip in the Pay Pool
A look at how the Defense Department’s new system for setting pay raises will work.
Defense
Thousands more employees to join new Defense pay system
Unions label the announcement a political move to counter congressional efforts to eliminate funding.
Pay & Benefits
OPM chief renews push for electronic pension system
Despite setback in House vote, Linda Springer says she's optimistic an electronic processing system will eventually receive funding from lawmakers.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Couples
If you’re married to another federal employee, you face some specific challenges in retirement planning.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds post mediocre June earnings
Smaller domestic companies, which took the biggest hit in May, had a slight gain last month.
Pay & Benefits
Rules of Unpaid Leave
Federal employees can continue to receive some benefits even without a paycheck.
Pay & Benefits
Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement
A guide to calculating the financial impact of combining civilian and military retirement benefits versus leaving them separate.
Pay & Benefits
Reverse Pay Parity
Military advocates could find themselves in the unusual position of having to argue that soldiers deserve as high a raise as civilian federal employees.
Management
NTEU claims victory in large DHS union election
AFGE files a dispute claiming favoritism by management to skew the election.
Defense
DHS collective bargaining loss likely to affect Pentagon’s similar plan
Congressmen from both sides of the aisle ask DHS to return to the table with the unions.
Defense
Unions win broad victory over DHS labor relations system
Appeals court decision could open doors to bargaining over pay, union officials say.
Pay & Benefits
VA refuses to release data used to set pay for doctors, dentists
Union considering legal action to obtain market surveys the agency is using to set new pay ranges for some medical workers.
Pay & Benefits
Smoothing the Transition
How to make sure you get the benefits you’ve earned as soon as possible after you retire.
Tech
House panel OKs office to compensate vets for ID theft
Office would process claims of veterans who might have their identities stolen as a result of data breach last month.
Pay & Benefits
OPM orders bigger bonuses for better ratings
Proposed regulation marks another step toward governmentwide pay for performance.
Pay & Benefits