Pay & Benefits

OPM Will Be Better Informed About Storms This Winter

NWS seeks to improve predictions, expects ‘normal’ amount of snow.

Pay & Benefits

Amid Talks of Pension Contribution Hikes, Lawmakers Speak Out for Feds

Several legislators say federal employees have already sacrificed enough.

Management

FBI Agents Worry Criminals Will Have It Easier if Sequestration Continues

Furloughs, hiring freeze will prevent FBI from properly conducting its mission, group says.

Management

GOP Lawmakers: Cut Fed Benefits, Not Defense Spending

House Republicans pitch less generous retirement packages to offset national security side of sequestration.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Makes Mostly Modest Gains in November

The federal employee retirement funds have seen three consecutive months of growth.

Management

Postal Groups Call for End to After-Dark Mail Deliveries

In light of letter carrier’s murder, unions and activists say nighttime mail distribution is too dangerous.

Management

Expect Sequestration to Hit Much Harder in 2014, Report Says

One-time fixes that lessened the blow in 2013 are no longer available.

News

GAO: One of the Best Places to Work in D.C.?

The agency has made one publication’s list two times in three years.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Want Feds to Have Socially Responsible Retirement Investment Options

Bill could conflict with TSP’s mission.

Defense

Should Commissary Clerk Jobs be Classified as 'Sensitive' National Security Positions?

Lawmakers challenge proposed rules that could broaden definition of sensitive jobs, and legal ruling stripping those employees of appeal rights.

Pay & Benefits

'Desk Jockey' Feds Abusing Overtime Are Stealing from Americans, Lawmaker Says

House overseers call for heads to roll in wake of overtime scandal at Homeland Security.

Oversight

Postal Reform Encounters Another Major Setback

Committee again delays vote on overhaul bill.

Pay & Benefits

Record Number of Feds Withdrew Retirement Investments in October

TSP board looks to switch default investments from government securities to lifecycle funds.

Management

Do Contractors Furloughed During the Shutdown Deserve Back Pay, Too?

Democrats pitch retroactive pay for low-wage contractors in retail, food, custodial and security services.

Management

Postal Service Rebounds in Fiscal 2013, Still Loses $5 Billion

USPS saw continued growth in packages, but requires congressional action to get back in the black.

Briefing

Furloughs Test Spirit Of Giving

Charities brace for fewer donations to the Combined Federal Campaign after pay freezes, benefit cuts and a government shutdown leave the workforce wary.

Pay & Benefits

Republican Senators Propose Eliminating New Feds' Pensions

Bill would get rid of defined benefit element of FERS for all new employees.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Propose Overhaul to Border Agent Pay Structure

Border Patrol workers would have three, less generous options.