Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Guidance on How to Partially Retire
Eligible employees will work half time and get half their retirement benefits.
Management
Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse
Agency has issued stop work order to the contractor responsible for the hidden rooms.
Pay & Benefits
Supreme Court Awards Fed’s Death Benefits to Ex-Wife, Despite Remarriage
Court says $124,558.03 in benefits must go to designated beneficiary, per federal statute.
Pay & Benefits
Treasury Suspends Investments Into G Fund
The retirement plan will be made whole, Secretary Lew says.
Pay & Benefits
Unemployment Compensation for Furloughed Feds?
Some Navy workers have lumped their furloughs together to recover some lost pay.
Management
Proposals Would Broaden Sensitive Positions and Change Appeal Rights
New definition could hang employees out to dry, whistleblower advocates say.
Pay & Benefits
EPA Trims Furloughs by Three Days
Employees will now take a total of seven days of unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
What Would Happen if the Postal Service and FEHBP Part Ways?
Move could spell the end of several plans within the federal health care program.
Pay & Benefits
House Committee Leaves 2014 Federal Pay Raise on the Table
Spending bills neither endorse nor rule out Obama’s request for a 1 percent hike.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Post Job Openings Despite Sequester
Departments defend the practice; OPM distinguishes postings from hires.
Pay & Benefits
Broadcasting Board of Governors Offers Buyouts to Avoid Furloughs
‘Many’ employees are eligible for up to $25,000 in departure compensation.
Briefing
It Takes A Village
To reduce costs, USPS is partnering with local businesses to offer retail services.
Pay & Benefits
A Forced 4-Day Weekend for 1 in 20 Feds
Several agencies shut their doors for the day, forcing unpaid leave.
Pay & Benefits
Older Feds Less Likely to Use Strengths at Work
In the private sector, youngest workers are least likely to use their strengths.
Management
Americans Still Like the Postal Service
Survey shows most want USPS to continue to deliver throughout the country.
Management
Obama to Nominate Katherine Archuleta as OPM Director
Former campaign official has served in Labor, Energy and Transportation departments.
Oversight
House Panel Backs Greater Oversight of Union Workers with Federal Salaries
Bill would require OPM to submit an annual official time report.
Defense
Pentagon to Exempt Sexual Assault Prevention Workers from Furloughs
Announcement comes amid a string of sexual assault controversies.
Management
Feds Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes
FEMA, other agencies spring into action to help victims in affected areas.
Pay & Benefits