Pay & Benefits
OPM Reduces Retirement Backlog to Its Lowest Point in Years
Fewer feds are sending in claims and OPM is processing them more quickly.
Pay & Benefits
Progress on the Retirement Claims Backlog, In One Chart
The backlog fell 15 percent in June.
Management
USPS Will Shed 3,000 Employees by 2015, Through Retirements or Layoffs
Postmasters can receive one-time $10,000 payment.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Employees Used Travel Cards for Grocery Shopping, Eating Out
Better oversight of employees’ use of the cards can reduce bad publicity, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Would Get the Most Mileage From Trimming Pay, Benefits
Budget office lays out projected savings for an array of potential cuts to military compensation.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Pays More for Prescription Drugs Than Other Federal Health Programs
Defense spent $0.99 per unit in 2011, compared to $0.82 for Medicare Part D and $0.62 for Medicaid.
Pay & Benefits
Obama to Sign Executive Order Protecting Transgender Feds
Announcement is latest in a series of White House moves to ensure rights for LGBT workers.
Management
USPS to Shutter 82 More Processing Plants in 2015
Employees could be reassigned to new locations.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Could Soon Dip Into Your TSP to Recover Tax Debts
Rule aims to fix 'loophole' that benefited federal employees.
Management
EPA to Congress: Help Us Fire Misbehaving Employees
Agency’s firing rate has consistently stayed below governmentwide figures.
Management
Lawmakers Want Agencies to Share Information on Job Applicants
Senators say bill would save money and improve the federal hiring process.
Management
Senior Execs Are Leaving Federal Service at a Faster Clip
Retirements and dissatisfaction are behind the exodus, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies, Congress Work to Ensure Government Isn’t Overpaying Employees
New interim rule reduces pay for contractors, while Congress looks to do the same for some civilians.
Management
House Committee Requires USPS to Keep Saturday Mail Delivery
Maintaining six-day delivery wins bipartisan support after subcommittee supported a potential reduction.
News
EPA Employees Told to Stop Pooping in the Hallway
Agency hires consultant to tell it to watch out for misplaced bowel movements.
Oversight
VA Conferees Agree on One Thing: Fire More Bureaucrats
Lawmakers still must bridge major divides before they’ll be able to agree on reform bill.
Pay & Benefits
White House Continues to Expand Benefits to Same-Sex Federal Couples
Obama administration looks to finalize gay feds and veterans’ access to benefits.
Oversight
House Panel Moves Postal Service Closer to Eliminating Saturday Mail Delivery
Appropriations subcommittee removes longstanding legislative language requiring six-day schedule.
Management
Why Some Air Traffic Controllers Are Too Tired to Safely Navigate Planes
New report recommends overhaul of FAA’s hiring and scheduling procedures.
Management