Pay & Benefits
Senators Renew Push for Mass Transit Benefit Fix
Despite efforts, bill will not receive consideration until Congress reconvenes in 2014.
Defense
Senate Backs Defense Bill With 1 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
Obama expected to sign measure approving a range of military spending.
Pay & Benefits
Favoritism Still Prevalent in Federal Offices, Some Employees Say
Unfair employee treatment hurts agencies’ ability to accomplish their missions, study finds.
Pay & Benefits
The 5 Best Places to Work in Government
These agencies rose to the top in 2013, as rated by their employees.
Pay & Benefits
The 5 Worst Places to Work in Government
With scores declining across the board, these agencies were the lowest rated by employees in 2013.
Pay & Benefits
Will Feds Be Asked to Sacrifice More in 2014?
President Obama promises to leave feds' pensions alone in his next budget proposal.
Oversight
Postal Reform Isn’t Happening in 2013
For the third time in two months, Senate committee cancels plans to move forward with USPS overhaul.
Pay & Benefits
NASA Stays at Top of Annual Best Agencies to Work List
Most federal employees are increasingly unhappy with their agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Public-Private Sector Pay Gap Continues to Grow, But Not As Rapidly
Salary council says the typical fed earns 35.4 percent less than his private-sector counterpart.
Defense
Lawmakers Want to Restore Due Process to Feds in 'Sensitive' National Security Positions
Court decision prevents those employees from appealing adverse actions to MSPB.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Might be Getting Too Bullish with Retirement Savings
TSP participants are increasingly moving away from the plan’s safest offerings, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Clock Expires for Mass Transit Benefit Fix
Feds will now receive a nearly 50 percent decrease in their public transportation subsidy.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Sail Smoothly Toward a 2014 Pay Raise
Lawmakers aren’t standing in the way of a Jan.1 end to the three-year pay freeze.
Pay & Benefits
Leadership Turnover or Pay Freeze: What's to Blame for Low Morale at DHS?
Lawmakers and employee reps debate the root cause of poor rankings on job satisfaction.
Pay & Benefits
Mixed Reviews for Proposed Pension Contribution Hikes
Unions, lawmakers disagree on merits of compromise budget deal.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Executives Bash Pentagon’s Cuts to Bonuses
Decision will drive away top career officials at the Defense Department, SEA says.
Pay & Benefits
Will Feds Get Christmas Eve Off?
The holiday falls on a Wednesday this year, decreasing the likelihood of extra vacation.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Unions Gain Members Post-Shutdown
Despite shrinking workforce, unions are growing.
Management
Progressive Dems to Obama: Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Lawmakers say president can bypass Congress.
Pay & Benefits