Several readers have asked to see a copy of the amendment to H.R. 1 that would block funding for any salary increases for federal employees for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Here is a copy of this amendment to H.R. 1.
There is a serious effort to cut back on federal spending with proposals to freeze federal promotions and step increases.
Professional politicians are experts at trying to keep everyone happy–especially when it comes to spending money. Federal employee pay and benefits are a hot topic now and will continue to be through the 2012 election. How did the President’s proposed budget deal with the recommendations by the President’s own deficit commission in cutting federal pay and benefits? Here is a quick summary.
Why did the amount of money in your paycheck go down? The controversy and the uproar continues.
All TSP funds had a positive return in January as the Thrift Savings Plan is off to a good start for 2011.
We have received numerous queries from readers asking why their annuity payments decreased in January. Here is our explanation of what has occurred.
Open season dates for federal employee long term care insurance have been announced. Also, same sex domestic partners of federal employees will now qualify for coverage and will only be subject to “abbreviated underwriting” for the insurance rather than the more stringent “full underwriting” requirements.
The Spending Reduction bill is now available. Despite the expressed hope of some readers, it does call for an extension of a federal pay freeze for five years. Did the President imply support for a five year freeze?
How safe is your TSP in a major recession and with extraordinarily large government debt as a common topic in the media?
Real proposed changes to federal employee pay and benefits always lead to rumors about how some will benefit and some will be harmed. The internet gives rumors a credible life of their own. Here are some of the latest rumors and the often less dramatic reality.
