A new report from the Government Accountability Office warns of a wave of new retirements, saying that as much as one third of federal employees will be able to eligible to retire by September 2017. The report also notes that federal spending on total government-wide compensation has increased 10% over 8 years.
When you leave federal service and have a Thrift Savings Plan account, should you withdraw your money or leave it in the TSP? Here are several considerations before you make this decision.
How does the federal pay raise compare to the average private sector raise for 2014? It is complicated but here are some broad numbers.
A decision from the MSPB may result in an award of as much as two million dollars in back pay, benefits, attorney fees, and retirement enhancements.
Can the federal government attract and hire the best and brightest tech experts? The failure of the healthcare.gov website has put the government’s processes in the spotlight.
2013 has been one of the top years for stock fund investors who have put their money into the stock funds.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued an alert for employees in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The government will be open on Friday, January 3rd in the Washington area. Federal employees have the option to take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Despite the recommendations of the Federal Salary Council, locality pay areas will be the same in 2014 as they were in 2013.
The president has issued an executive order that will give federal employees an across-the-board pay raise of 1% “on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2014.”
Those who were hoping or planning for an extra day off on December 24th should just plan on coming to work that day or taking a day of annual leave instead.
