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Federal employees are paid 16 percent more in total compensation — a combination of pay and benefits — than their private-sector counterparts, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report. The pay and benefits gap was not evident across the board, but stratified by educational attainment.
January 30, 2012 -
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Congress is about to deal you a hand you won\'t like, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So what if you could pick your predicament? What\'s the lesser of evils that may be coming your way?
January 30, 2012 -
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The Pentagon has unveiled details of a 10-year strategy for defense cuts — including reductions in military pay and benefits. But before any large-scale changes are made, service members should be given a chance to voice their opinions of their compensation packages, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary, a prominent defense think tanks argues. \"The Pentagon is already starting to move to make changes in the compensation system,\" said CSBA senior fellow Todd Harrison. \"And basically our point here is before we start tinkering with things, before we start making changes we need to understand first how service members actually view different parts of their compensation package.\"
January 27, 2012 -
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The National Treasury Employees Union has denounced a Senate bill reforming the Postal Service because it would also reduce benefits under the federal workers\' compensation program.
January 26, 2012 -
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Jim Dalkin, director of financial management and assurance issues at GAO, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the updated auditing standards and what it means for GAO\'s work.
January 26, 2012 -
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Janet Kopenhaver, FEW\'s Washington representative, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what her group is working on for its members in the federal workforce.
January 26, 2012 -
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Many times in life we are faced with options — sometimes a variety — and none of them are good. That\'s definitely true for current and retired federal government workers, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
January 26, 2012 -
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For nearly a decade, some lawmakers and union officials have raised concerns about the United States Capitol Police\'s pay and retirement benefits, arguing they don\'t stack up to other federal police forces and make recruiting and retaining difficult. But a new Government Accountability Office report finds the hand wringing over stingy retirement benefits may be unwarranted.
January 25, 2012 -
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Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan and Federal Times senior writer Sean Reilly will explain how feds could be affected by cuts to the federal budget. January 25, 2012
January 25, 2012 -
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Lawmakers should keep their hands off federal employees\' retirement plans, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Director of Retirement Benefit Services David Snell said at a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy. The subcommittee is considering a slew of bills aimed at reducing federal pensions for both lawmakers and rank-and-file workers.
January 25, 2012 -
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A special House panel finds DoD\'s audit plan is credible, but successful implementation will depend on commitment of Defense components and future leaders.
January 25, 2012 -
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President Barack Obama hit on some issues important to federal employees during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, including his push for a reorganization of some federal agencies. But, he also called for the creation of two new \"units\" to help fight counterfeit goods and financial fraud.
January 25, 2012 -
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Track tweets from the State of the Union in real-time.
January 24, 2012 -
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It\'s not the easiest time to tackle the growing backlog of retirement applications from federal employees. The Office of Personnel Management has received more than 15,000 new applications this month, which is more than double the normal load, said Retirement Services Director Ken Zawodny.
January 24, 2012
