Pay & Benefits
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Bills to reform the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offsets have been reintroduced to Congress many times. Now a bill to reform the FERS "diet COLA" joins them.
May 24, 2022 -
During the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing the nation’s healthcare facilities has been a challenge pretty much across the board. But the military’s hospitals and clinics faced special circumstances.
May 13, 2022 -
The people behind the TSP, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, have a strategic plan for now through 2026.
May 13, 2022 -
The bill would bring 60,000 TSA employees, including transportation security officers, under the same personnel system as other federal employees under Title 5 of U.S. Code.
May 12, 2022 -
Lactation services and doulas will now be covered under a new pilot.
May 03, 2022 -
The Department of Labor establishes a special claims unit for federal firefighters, complemented by House legislation looking to expand the list of illnesses covered by workers’ compensation.
April 22, 2022 -
The new Army directive brings together a group of decentralized policies and adds six new ones for soldiers.
April 21, 2022 -
Deliberately bad advice can help a veteran get pension benefits out of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sometimes the advisers take the money for themselves.
April 19, 2022 -
While the Biden administration is asking for $773 billion for 2023, that number may not go as far as hoped. DoD says it finished up its planning for 2023 before inflation rates rose and before Russia invaded Ukraine causing oil prices to spike.
April 04, 2022 -
Timing your retirement can be tricky, but putting thought into when you leave the federal service can pay off in the long run.
April 04, 2022 -
Probate can be a lengthy and expensive process that takes months, even years in some cases, to determine how your estate will be split up. Learn what you need to legally protect your family/friends and be sure they get what you want them to get.
March 30, 2022 -
The age requirement for starting TSP retirement distribution would increase under the Securing a Strong Retirement Act
March 25, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Federal agency CIOs are finalizing plans to create and fund a zero-trust architecture. A former head of the TSA has died. And you can now sport ombre nails while in a Marine Corps uniform.
March 25, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs, faced with thousands of job vacancies and a high rate of turnover among its health care workforce, is calling on Congress to set higher pay caps for more occupations, and permanently ease onboarding requirements.
March 18, 2022 -
Social Security is an agency in some crisis as labor relations are strained with ongoing uncertainty over their contracts.
March 15, 2022