Pay & Benefits
Feds Petition for Paid Day Off After Thanksgiving
President has power to declare federal agencies closed, but generally reserves it for Christmas time.
Oversight
DHS’ Massively Over-Budget Immigration Project Draws Bipartisan Scrutiny
Initiative to ease paperwork processing expected to be completed six years late and more than $2.5 billion over budget.
Management
USPS Posts $5.1 Billion Net Loss in 2015 Despite Growing Revenue
Aside from costs incurred from unique congressional mandates, the Postal Service was operationally profitable.
Oversight
Feds Warned Not to Tweet Political Views on the Job
Hatch Act oversight agency updates policies on social media.
Tech
Feds Will Soon Begin Limited Testing of Body Cameras
Border Patrol union oppose the technology; CBP wants more studies.
Management
Postal Union Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
Labor group encourages 200,000 members to help get Democratic candidate elected.
Pay & Benefits
Ted Cruz Would Put 150,000 Feds on Notice and Eliminate Automatic Pay Raises
The five agencies (and many more subagencies) the GOP candidate wants to cut.
Management
OPM Seeks to Define How to Keep Feds Engaged
Leadership plays a large role, though top civil servants won’t see a bigger pay raise next year.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Has Sent Notifications to About One-Third of Hack Victims
Five percent of impacted individuals have enrolled in the suite of protective services available to them.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Earn 35 Percent Less Than Private Sector Workers, Group Says
Federal Salary Council also recommends two new locality pay areas.
Defense
Defense Employees Favored Carson, at Least Until West Point Flap
Recent GBC poll found Carson was the most favorably viewed presidential candidate by Defense workers.
Management
USPS Has Shed 250K Employees in the Past 20 Years. Here’s How.
Way more cuts are expected in the next two years.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Falls to 2015 Low in October
The backlog will never go down to zero, OPM official says.
Oversight
New Bill Would Strip IRS Employees of Union Rights
Senator says union leads to waste and political bias at the agency.
Oversight
Warning of Looming Shutdown, Lawmakers Look to Boost Agencies’ Budget Certainty
Senators want more time for oversight, less for agency contingency planning.
Management
White House Announces Inaugural Participants in Program to Develop New Federal Leaders
Fellows went through "rigorous" selection process and come from "all walks of life," OPM says.
Management
Federal Agencies Spent $334M on Advisory Committees in 2014
Outside experts generally earn special pay for their trouble.
Oversight
Budget Deal Passes, but Shutdown Threat Still Looms
Lawmakers are hopeful new fiscal stability can help ‘rein in government overreach.’
Pay & Benefits