Oversight
Mediation Service Tops Best Small Agencies to Work in Washington
Partnership for Public Service releases revised rankings after extra data from OPM.
Management
Lawmakers Seek to Re-Establish Labor-Management Councils
The Trump administration last year abolished the groups and ordered agencies to cease collaborating with organized labor.
Oversight
GAO Puts Security Clearance Process Back on High Risk List
Backlog for clearances reached more than 700,000 in September 2017.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Advocates Increasingly Frustrated by Cycle of Stopgap Spending Bills
Lawmakers appear resigned to another short-term funding package, despite calls for a full-year budget deal.
Pay & Benefits
Back Pay for Contractors, First Blended Retirement Enrollment Numbers, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Update: Lawmakers Approve Post-Shutdown Back Pay for Feds
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., advocated quick action to compensate federal employees for lost hours on Monday.
Pay & Benefits
White House Supports Back Pay for Feds Who Would Be Furloughed During Shutdown
Trump administration wants to keep agencies open during a potential appropriations lapse, but is unclear which agencies will have the funds.
Management
Mulvaney: Shutdown Chance 'Between 50 and 60 Percent'
OMB director claims Obama "weaponized" the 2013 shutdown.
Management
House Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, But Shutdown Threat Remains
Continuing resolution to keep agencies open through Feb. 16 will face a tougher vote in the Senate.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and Benefits in a Shutdown, Expanded Naval Paternity Leave and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Democrat: Shutdown 'More Likely Than Not'
Reported White House resistance to a bipartisan DACA deal imperils budget talks.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Override Reported Plan to Freeze Feds' Pay in 2019
Bill would give federal employees a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase next year.
Oversight
Congress Likely to Consider Another Short-Term Funding Measure
House majority leader: Even if both parties reach a budget agreement before the Jan. 19 shutdown deadline, lawmakers will need additional time to craft a new bill.
Pay & Benefits
An Agency Curtails Telework, Annual Charitable Giving Campaign Ends and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
It's Unclear Whether Federal Prisons' Use of Employee Retention Incentives Is Working
Bureau of Prisons takes a short-term view with the incentive program and has flawed methods for assessing its effectiveness, watchdog finds.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Redoubles Retirement Processing Efforts Ahead of January Surge
Last month the backlog reached its lowest point since June.
Oversight
No. 2 Senate Democrat Threatens Shutdown Over Immigration Issues
Durbin: White House proposal for $18 billion in wall funding is "outrageous."
Management
Appointee Watch: More Musical Chairs on the Horizon?
Trump announces more picks for Defense, Education and State departments.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Extends Pay Freeze for Top Administration Officials
Officials now say the provision preventing pay raises for some Cabinet-level officials runs until the end of the current spending deal.
Oversight