Pay & Benefits

Onward and Upward

New federal workers should start thinking about benefits options on Day One.

Pay & Benefits

Back to Work

Lawmakers will return from August recess to a plethora of pay-related legislation.

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A Head Start

Employees contemplating retirement should take these steps now to prevent long delays in annuity checks and other benefits.

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So Yesterday

Human capital officers trash the General Schedule in a new survey.

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Transit Sticker Shock

Federal commuters could see their transit benefits cut almost in half if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year.

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Deep Freeze

Restrictions on bonuses for political appointees are nothing new.

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Follow the Leader

Lawmakers so far seem to be toeing the administration’s line on the fiscal 2011 federal pay raise.

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Account Management

Calculating employees’ retirement benefits is complicated.

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Salary Satisfaction

OPM survey says more than half of feds are content with their pay, but benefits are another story.

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Wrong Move

The organization that helps military members move is looking into a recent spate of problems.

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Asset Protection

Before taking investment advice, TSP participants should do their research.

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Ups and Downs

After a depressing May, the TSP appears on the upswing as summer begins.

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Stress Test

Federal employees look to their managers to set the tone for work-life balance.

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Benefits Bonanza

Paid parental leave is noticeably missing from a federal benefits list.

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Pay Raise: What Do You Think?

Take our poll on this year’s compensation debate.

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Moving On

House votes to offer families of fallen law enforcement officers relocation assistance to return from their duty post.

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In Transit

Defense responds -- sort of -- to pay concerns.

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Forever Young

Lawmakers seek to expedite a provision allowing kids to stay on their parents’ health insurance longer.

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TRICARE Triage

The Pentagon is looking for ways to nurse its insurance program back to better financial health, but one proposal already has critics.

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The Pay Game

When it comes to the annual raise, lawmakers should be subject to the same open process as feds.