Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Continues to Grow, Compensation Fund in Budget Won’t Be for Raises, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
New Details on Trump's Performance Pay Plan
A senior executive at the Office of Personnel Management says the fund will not simply be used to dole out bonuses to high performers.
Pay & Benefits
With Board Hamstrung, Federal Employee Appeals Backlog Grows to Largest Ever Total
Trump’s nominee could help resolve cases that have been sitting in limbo for a year.
Management
Trump Administration Plans to Slash Labor Relations Board, Consolidate Power
Trump officials have "an interest in destroying the agency from the inside," group says.
Management
The Federal Government Has Gotten Slower at Hiring New Employees for 5 Consecutive Years
Senator calls the trend a "crisis," while OPM says it is "disappointing."
Pay & Benefits
Should You Relocate in Retirement?
Weighing the decision to stay put or move somewhere new.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds End Nearly Year-Long Run of Growth
A volatile February left everything but government securities in the red.
Pay & Benefits
Key GOP Senator Calls Trump's Pay Freeze Plan Ill-Advised
"I don't think that gains us anything," subcommittee chairman says.
Pay & Benefits
Congressman Wants List of Employees Deemed 'Non-Essential' During Shutdown
White House would maintain database of furloughed employees' names, pay and job descriptions.
Pay & Benefits
A TSP Call Center Crunch, and Blended Retirement Hits a Milestone
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
4,000 Feds Soon May Need a New Health Insurance Plan
Scathing inspector general’s report on an FEHBP insurer’s refusal to submit to an IT audit imperils the company’s contract.
Pay & Benefits
Senators Try Yet Again to Crack Down on VA’s Senior Executives
SESers have been avoiding discipline and lining their pockets through the reassignment process, lawmakers say.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Announces New Investment Chief
Previous head of investing, Ravindra Deo, was appointed executive director last year.
Pay & Benefits
81 Percent of Career Senior Executives Received Bonuses in Fiscal 2016
The average performance award neared $12,000, an increase of more than $3,000 from fiscal 2015.
Pay & Benefits
When Life-Changing Events Happen
Sometimes, you don’t want to wait for open season to make changes in your insurance coverage.
Pay & Benefits
A TSP Call Center Spike, Shutdown Back Pay and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Confirms Back Pay for Feds Affected by Latest Shutdown
Memo continues pay freeze for top political officials until March.
Pay & Benefits
White House Budget Plan Praises the TSP, Then Cuts It
Plan to change G Fund returns would make fresh retirees invested in the L Income Fund run out of savings eight years earlier.
Pay & Benefits
Retiring Sooner Than You Expected
Sometimes you can take advantage of exceptions to the standard rules. But that’s where things can get complicated.
Pay & Benefits