Management
Government Awards $133M Contract to Protect 21.5M Victims of OPM Hack
The Defense Department, not the contractor, will notify most individuals this month if their information was breached.
Management
Obama to Announce 'Robust' Senior Exec Reforms This Fall
Changes will come as a result of SES advisory group's findings in the areas of hiring, recruitment, retention and restoring value to public service.
Management
USPS Isn't Giving Up in Its Fight to Keep Stamp Prices High
Latest court filing angers customers, who say the agency is intentionally creating uncertainty to stall for time.
Pay & Benefits
New Feds Will Default Into Riskier TSP Fund Starting Next Week
Employees will no longer be automatically enrolled in the safe but low-yield G Fund.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds 1.3 Percent Raise in 2016
Proposal would lift locality pay for first time in six years.
Oversight
Protecting Adulterous Feds, Boosting USPS and Other Ideas From Presidential Candidates
An unexpected defender of the federal workforce emerges.
Management
How the Postal Service Managed a Remarkable Response During Katrina
Employees got work, mail was delivered and normalcy, eventually, was restored.
Oversight
EPA Shifts Blame Away From Itself in Report on Toxic Water Blowout
Agency finds the leak was "likely inevitable."
Management
OPM to Agencies: We're Here to Help
The government's HR office is trying to be more proactive in helping agencies create the most effective workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Are Putting Their Employees at Risk for Tax Fraud, Senators Say
And recent OPM hacks have amplified the potential for identity theft.
Defense
The Army Will Foot Much of the Defense Department’s Bill for the OPM Hack
Agencies have begun submitting plans to shift funds around for the last-minute payments.
Management
VA Cuts Disability Claims Backlog Below 100,000
With backlog down more than 80 percent since 2009, department ends mandatory overtime for claims processors.
Pay & Benefits
TSP’s F Fund Spikes Amid Market Turbulence
Other TSP offerings have fallen in August along with markets, governing board says.
Oversight
A Shutdown Threat, Trump’s Fed Hiring Spree and More From Presidential Candidates
2016 contenders continue to address government and workforce issues on the campaign trail.
Management
House Spending Bills Would Require $1.8 Billion in Across-the-Board Cuts, OMB Says
Funding proposals would trigger a sequester at non-Defense federal agencies.
Management
How OPM Can Save the Federal Workforce
The HR agency can help feds do better and be appreciated for it, experts say.
Pay & Benefits
New Health Care Benefits, Another Hack Involving Feds and More
Some federal workers may be feeling extra generous come CFC season.
Pay & Benefits
The Government Is Still Considering Better and Longer Protections for Hack Victims
Federal employees could also be headed for their own post-hack perk.
Oversight
Mail Delays Spike After the Postal Service Consolidates Facilities
IG says all optimization efforts should cease until USPS meets its delivery deadlines.
Management