Pay & Benefits
Ineffective Use of Early Retirement Offers, FEHBP for All and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Appointee Watch: Trump, Senate Trade Barbs
Navy secretary, special counsel nominees announced.
Management
Trump Proposes Air Traffic Control Privatization
Functions would move from FAA to private nonprofit funded by user fees.
Pay & Benefits
Proposed Retirement Benefit Cuts Could Hurt TSP Contribution Levels
Employees would have less disposable income left for voluntary investments in their retirement, TSP official notes.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Make Gains in May
Small- and midsize company portfolio was the only fund to lose ground last month.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Board Approves Five-Year Lifecycle Fund Increments
Officials will study diversifying International Fund this summer.
Pay & Benefits
D.C.-Area Lawmakers Vow to Fight Proposed Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts
Some say they may support pay parity between civilian and military workers.
Management
Weather Service Staff Shortages Have Led to Burnout Among Employees
Agency is working on ways to hire meteorologists faster after 2013 hiring freeze created a backlog.
Management
Appointee Watch: Nominees for Personnel Management, Overseas Posts and More
A Treasury nominee withdraws from consideration.
Management
Federal Managers Groups Largely Support Trump OPM Pick
Union representative is a lot more wary of Nesterczuk, who helped design a failed performance-based pay system at Defense.
Pay & Benefits
Proposed Compensation Cuts, Guaranteed Uber Reimbursement and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Budget Includes 1.9 Percent Pay Raise for Civilians, Retirement Cuts
Military personnel would see a 2.1 percent pay increase in 2018 under the proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Cuts to Feds' Retirement Benefits Among the Top Four 'Savers' in 2018 Budget
Mulvaney says the retirement reductions would save $63 billion by 2027.
Defense
Watchdog Criticizes Process That Led to Cuts in Defense Long-Term Travel Per Diems
The cuts reduced employees’ willingness to travel, GAO finds.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s 2018 Budget Reportedly Targets Federal Retirement Programs
Employees would see increased contribution requirements, COLA cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Asks CBO to Respond to Critics of Federal Pay Report
Oversight Committee seeks to settle entrenched arguments over public, private sector benefits comparisons.
Pay & Benefits
No Sequestration This Year, A New Hiring Authority for U.S. Marshals and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Senate Panel Advances Bill Denying Bonuses to Malfeasant Feds
Employees cited for misconduct would wait five years before becoming eligible for bonuses.
Defense
Mattis Fills Key Executive Positions at the Pentagon
Former official: Defense Secretary James Mattis’ political SES appointments are mainstream choices.
Management