Pay

Nah, debt default won’t stop Social Security checks

Treasury has a way to ensure continuity of Social Security benefits payments without the need to raise the debt ceiling

Federal Report

Congressman wants a billion dollars more for frontline TSA employees

Federal Newscast

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Exclusive

VA opts into Special Salary Rate for IT workforce, regardless of unclear governmentwide rollout

Pay

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

If the government defaults, you might need that cash in your mattress

Pay & Benefits

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The chief of the TSA said Monday, July 1, that travelers should see only a slight increase in checkpoint wait times over the four-day July 4 holiday weekend despite the diversion of about 350 employees including screeners to the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

A Deeper Look at the TSA

A Deeper Look with Joe Paiva

OPM addresses gender pay gap, proposes ban on agencies’ use of salary history for new hires

Pay

Looking for a side hustle? The Army Reserve may be an option

Army

How come so few federal employees actually are TSP millionaires?

TSP

United States Postal Service letter carrier Keith Caniff sorts mail on his route in East Grand Rapids, Mich., Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Neil Blake/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

USPS delays rollout of new pay system after data shows major cuts for rural carriers

Pay

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), accompanied by federal wildland firefighters and union leaders, speaks to reporters in front of the Capitol building.

With time running out on a temporary pay raise, federal firefighters press Congress for a permanent one

Pay

New AFGE chapter covering feds in Europe gains traction

Unions

The truth (and three myths) about working with a financial advisor

Part of what defines us as Americans is our independent spirit. When a job needs doing, we do it ourselves, owning it as our responsibility to get it done….

Commentary

Accounting for your future: Overcome uncertainty by improving your finance technology

With uncertainty looming related to the federal debt ceiling, it’s pressing that your government organization takes an active look at its technology…

Commentary

TSA officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Monday, May 18, 2020, in SeaTac, Wash. Airlines say they are stepping up security on flights to Washington before next week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Delta, United and Alaska airlines said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 they will bar passengers flying to Washington from putting guns in checked bags. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Some TSA employees anticipate an imminent 40% pay raise

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast: Some transportation security officers could receive upwards of a 40% pay raise. The State Department looks to Mastercard for its latest deputy secretary. And the Department of Homeland Security is looking to harness artificial intelligence.