Pay & Benefits

Getting to the SES

Training and leadership programs can help employees get to the top of the civil service ladder.

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Model for Health Coverage

Democrats in the 2008 presidential campaign turn to the federal employee program as a health care solution.

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TSP board collects input on potential plan changes

Automatic enrollment, Roth option would require additional work from payroll offices.

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Still Pushing

Short-term disability benefits and electronic retirement records remain high priorities for OPM Director Linda Springer.

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Performance-Based Perils

Another federal organization that was supposed to be a model of personnel reform faces scrutiny.

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Darfur Divestment?

Members of Congress want to know if investments in the Thrift Savings Plan are helping to fund atrocities in Sudan.

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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.

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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.

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Pay Ploy?

A new analysis tests the idea that alternate pay systems are a tactic to decrease pay.

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Caring for Others

How are federal employees handling their child care costs?

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Shielding Benefits

Federal employment protects benefits where the private sector can’t.

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Cleared for Higher Pay

New study shows workers with security clearances earn about 25 percent more than their noncleared counterparts.

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Raising Expectations

Can federal employees trust top officials' promises that they won't be denied salary increases in performance-based pay systems?

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Executive Extras

Which agencies are the most generous when it comes to executive bonuses?

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Budgeting Benefits

Analysts suggest deficit reduction tactics that would make a dent in federal employees’ benefits.

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Highest Honor

Roughly one in 1.8 million federal employees receive the government’s top award for civilian service each year.

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Exit Strategy

Federal employees save more money and more time for retirement than the average American worker.

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Off With the Offsets

Lawmakers still are trying to repeal Social Security offsets for government employees.

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Free Advice

How to get free financial tips from your federal colleagues.

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Rating Benefits

Federal employees say they are happy with time off and sick leave, but satisfaction falls off after that.