The Federal Eye: federal employees


Posted at 11:57 AM ET, 05/23/2013

Benefit rules loosened for federal employees in tornado area
By Eric Yoder
Federal employees affected by the Oklahoma tornado are eligible for special considerations in their health insurance and other benefit programs.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:57 AM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Federal benefits, federal employees, office of personnel management, oklahoma tornado

Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 05/22/2013

New IRS boss sends message to workers
By Ed O'Keefe
Danny Werfel tells the rank-and-file that they will quickly determine what went wrong.

By Ed O'Keefe  |  12:14 PM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, irs

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 05/21/2013

TSP investment fund again to be used for debt ceiling relief
By Eric Yoder
The government once again plans to resort to a financial maneuver involving federal employee retirement savings pending an increase in the national debt limit.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:20 AM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling, federal employees, G fund, Thrift Savings Plan

Posted at 06:02 AM ET, 05/15/2013

Roth-style investing in TSP continues to grow
By Eric Yoder
After-tax investing style has been available for a year in government's 401(k)-style plan.

By Eric Yoder  |  06:02 AM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, retirement savings, Roth, Thrift Savings Plan

Posted at 03:18 PM ET, 05/13/2013

White House orders look at pay equity inside government
By Eric Yoder
President Obama has ordered a review of whether policies on how salaries are set when federal employees are first hired and when they are promoted are contributing to a gender pay gap.

By Eric Yoder  |  03:18 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, gender equity, pay equity, pay gap

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 04/23/2013

Federal employees encouraged to participate in prescription drug take-back day
By Eric Yoder
The government is encouraging its employees to participate in an annual collection of expired and unwanted prescription medications.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:20 AM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, prescription drugs, take back day

Posted at 09:36 AM ET, 04/23/2013

Giving to federal charity drive continues to decline
By Eric Yoder
Both the number of donors and the amount contributed to the Combined Federal Campaign decreased again in 2012.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:36 AM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  charity, combined federal campaign, federal employees, office of personnel management

Posted at 05:24 PM ET, 04/16/2013

Exceptions from furloughs proposed
By Eric Yoder
A Senate bill would exempt from furloughs federal employees in public safety-related jobs.

By Eric Yoder  |  05:24 PM ET, 04/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  essential jobs, federal employees, furloughs, sequestration

Posted at 04:16 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Federal employee financial disclosures to remain offline
By Eric Yoder
President Obama has signed into law a bill reversing a requirement enacted in April 2012, but never carried out, that federal agencies post online the financial disclosure forms of some 28,000 of their employees.

By Eric Yoder  |  04:16 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  conflicts of interest, federal employees, financial disclosure, stock act

Posted at 01:41 PM ET, 04/12/2013

Bill to prevent online posting of disclosure forms passes Congress
By Eric Yoder
Congress has indefinitely delayed, and effectively repealed, a requirement that financial disclosure forms of senior career federal employees be posted online.

By Eric Yoder  |  01:41 PM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, financial disclosures, stock act

Posted at 10:28 AM ET, 04/12/2013

Congress considers repeal of disclosure form posting requirement
By Eric Yoder
Congress could repeal as early as today a requirement that financial disclosure forms filed by many senior career federal employees be posted online.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:28 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  conflicts of interest, ethics, federal employees, financial disclosures, stock act

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 04/10/2013

Obama proposes 1 percent raise for federal employees
By Joe Davidson
President Obama proposed a 1 percent raise for federal employees in 2014, as part of his budget proposal released Wednesday.

By Joe Davidson  |  02:22 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, federal employees

Posted at 06:07 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Ethics office endorses suspending requirement on posting of financial disclosure reports
By Eric Yoder
The Office of Government Ethics agrees with a report finding unnecessary risks in putting federal employee financial forms online.

By Eric Yoder  |  06:07 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, financial disclosure, stock act

Posted at 04:06 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Navy furloughs would hit 94 percent of workforce
By Eric Yoder
The Navy will allow only limited exceptions from expected furloughs of civilian employees.

By Eric Yoder  |  04:06 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, Navy, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 11:07 AM ET, 04/05/2013

Overhaul of federal charity drive proposed
By Eric Yoder
The government plans to overhaul its annual internal charity drive, affecting policies ranging from how charities are admitted to the program to how and when employees may make contributions.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:07 AM ET, 04/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  charity drive, combined federal campaign, federal employees, office of personnel management

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 04/05/2013

OMB clamps down on federal employee awards
By Eric Yoder
The White House has limited the payment of monetary awards and incentives to federal workers.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:20 AM ET, 04/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  employee awards, employee incentives, federal employees, furlough, OMB, sequestration

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 04/03/2013

More conferences fall victim to tight budgets
By Eric Yoder
Two annual conferences on federal employee benefits have been canceled due to expected low attendance.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:30 AM ET, 04/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  benefits conference, federal employee benefits, federal employees, OPM, training

Posted at 12:06 PM ET, 04/02/2013

Federal employees warned to watch out for emoluments
By Eric Yoder
Federal employees can be trapped by a little-known restriction against accepting pay or items of value from foreign nations.

By Eric Yoder  |  12:06 PM ET, 04/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ethics, federal employees, gifts

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 04/01/2013

House budget targets student-loan repayment perk for federal workers
By Eric Yoder
A report on the House-passed budget reveals that the plan seeks to end the student loan reimbursement program for federal workers.

By Eric Yoder  |  04:12 PM ET, 04/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, House budget, student loans

Posted at 03:26 PM ET, 04/01/2013

Outside-employment restrictions will still apply to furloughed federal workers
By Eric Yoder
Furloughed federal employees will remain subject to restrictions on outside employment and other ethics policies.

By Eric Yoder  |  03:26 PM ET, 04/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ethics, federal employees, furloughs, outside employment, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 04/01/2013

CBP rethinks furloughs, overtime cuts
By Joe Davidson
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has delayed implementation of plans to furlough its employees and cut their overtime, according to an agency memo to CBP employees.

By Joe Davidson  |  02:59 PM ET, 04/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, federal employees, Federal furloughs, furlough, furloughs

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 03/22/2013

Air Force sets policy for expected furloughs
By Eric Yoder
Air Force policy on the expected furloughs of civilian employees allows for some discretion over who would be affected, but such exceptions would be rare and would have to be approved at high levels.

By Eric Yoder  |  12:16 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  air force, federal employees, furloughs, overtime, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 09:32 AM ET, 03/21/2013

Drug costs remain a concern in employee health program
By Eric Yoder
The health insurance program covering federal employees in 2014 will continue to emphasize cost controls for prescription drugs.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:32 AM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  call letter, federal employees, federal employees health benefits, FEHBP

Posted at 11:37 AM ET, 03/20/2013

House panel moves to fire tax delinquent feds
By Joe Davidson
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved legislation that could result in the firing of some federal employees who owe taxes.

By Joe Davidson  |  11:37 AM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees

Posted at 03:30 PM ET, 03/19/2013

Federal downsizing can degrade services, workers coalition says
By Eric Yoder
Shrinking the federal workforce does not necessarily save money but it can degrade government services to the public, a report says.

By Eric Yoder  |  03:30 PM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  attrition, federal employees, government reinvention, hiring freeze, sequestration

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 03/19/2013

Pay raise on way out, furloughs on way in
By Eric Yoder
Congress is poised to close the door on the possibility of a federal employee pay raise while allowing furloughs to proceed.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:49 AM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furlough, pay raise, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 10:24 AM ET, 03/18/2013

Report cites 'many obstacles' for black federal employees
By Joe Davidson
There are "many obstacles to achieving equality for African Americans in the federal workforce," according to a new study issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

By Joe Davidson  |  10:24 AM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees

Posted at 03:40 PM ET, 03/14/2013

Senate rejects federal hiring freeze proposal
By Eric Yoder
The Senate on Thursday rejected a proposal to bar the government from filling vacant positions not deemed essential.

By Eric Yoder  |  03:40 PM ET, 03/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, federal jobs, furloughs, hiring freeze, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 09:36 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Furloughs and federal pay at stake in dueling budget plans
By Eric Yoder
Senate Democrats on Wednesday released a budget plan that does not target federal employee compensation but does seek to replace spending cuts with unpaid furloughs.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:36 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, federal employees, furloughs, pay freeze, sequestration

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Congress takes up federal employee pay, retirement proposals
By Eric Yoder
Both sides of the Capitol on Wednesday took up budget measures with provisions of direct importance to federal employee pocketbooks.

By Eric Yoder  |  01:22 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, federal employees, pay freeze, retirement contributions, sequestration

Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 03/12/2013

Ryan budget seeks higher retirement contributions by federal employees
By Eric Yoder
The federal workforce would be reduced by attrition and employees would pay more toward their retirement benefits under the budget plan unveiled Tuesday by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis).

By Eric Yoder  |  12:04 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, hiring freeze, retirement contributions, ryan budget

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 03/12/2013

Senate measure would keep federal pay rates frozen
By Eric Yoder
Federal employee salary rates would remain frozen through the remainder of 2013, under a budget measure introduced in the Senate late Monday.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:30 AM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, CR, federal employees, federal pay

Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 03/11/2013

TSP warns participants against free iPhone app from Apple store
By Eric Yoder
The Thrift Savings Plan has warned its participants against using a free iPhone app being offered through the Apple store.

By Eric Yoder  |  05:37 PM ET, 03/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, iphone app, Thrift Savings Plan, TSP

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 03/07/2013

Coburn questions continued hiring with furloughs pending
By Eric Yoder
A key senator is questioning why federal agencies are continuing to hire when existing employees are facing unpaid furloughs.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:45 AM ET, 03/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, hiring, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 03/06/2013

Army clarifies exceptions to hiring freeze
By Eric Yoder
Job changes by current employees and hiring under placement programs still are allowed in some circumstances.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:30 AM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Army, federal employees, hiring freeze, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 10:31 AM ET, 03/05/2013

Furlough-caused financial problems could affect security clearances
By Eric Yoder
Federal employees should take steps to protect their security clearances if furloughs cause them financial hardship, two defense agencies have said.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:31 AM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, security clearances, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 09:31 AM ET, 03/04/2013

State Department's no furloughs for now policy adds a variant on sequester's impact
By Eric Yoder
The State Department has told its employees that it doesn't expect furloughs--at least not yet.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:31 AM ET, 03/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, sequester, sequestration, state department

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 03/01/2013

Alternatives to sequester could hit federal employees in other ways
By Eric Yoder
While sequestration threatens widespread furloughs of federal employees, enactment of an alternative could amount to a case of pick your poison.

By Eric Yoder  |  02:00 PM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, retirement contributions, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 03:40 PM ET, 02/26/2013

Many furlough appeals expected, but odds could be long
By Eric Yoder
Large numbers of furloughed federal employees might appeal but the odds of winning would be against them.

By Eric Yoder  |  03:40 PM ET, 02/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  appeal rights, federal employees, furloughs, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 05:46 PM ET, 02/21/2013

Cantor calls for increasing federal employee retirement contributions
By Eric Yoder
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Thursday again called for replacing sequestration with changes including revisions to the federal employee retirement program.

By Eric Yoder  |  05:46 PM ET, 02/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, retirement contributions, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 11:02 AM ET, 02/21/2013

OPM simplifies special hiring authority for disabled applicants
By Eric Yoder
Persons with certain disabilities no longer will have to meet one of the current requirements under a special authority for hiring them into federal jobs.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:02 AM ET, 02/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  disabilities, federal employees, federal hiring, federal jobs, schedule a, targeted disabilties

Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 02/19/2013

New Simpson-Bowles plan could revive earlier proposals on fed worker benefits
By Eric Yoder
The new Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction initiative could revive several proposals of the original plan that would have a significant impact on federal employee benefits.

By Eric Yoder  |  05:50 PM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, FEHBP voucher plan, retirement contributions, simpson-bowles

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 02/18/2013

Sequester could put employee TSP savings on furlough, too
By Eric Yoder
Federal employees who lose income by being furloughed could end up with smaller retirement savings accounts.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:03 AM ET, 02/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, sequester, sequestration, Thrift Savings Plan

Posted at 11:48 AM ET, 02/15/2013

House votes to block federal pay raise
By Eric Yoder
Federal employees would not receive the 0.5 percent pay raise scheduled to be paid in April, under a bill passed by the House Friday that faces iffy prospects in the Senate.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:48 AM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, federal pay, federal pay freeze, pay raise

Posted at 03:23 PM ET, 02/14/2013

A dozen years later, personnel losses are still on GAO's high-risk list
By Eric Yoder
Shortages of employees with certain crucial skills and the pending loss of many experienced workers to retirement remain major management challenges for the government, a report says.

By Eric Yoder  |  03:23 PM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, High-risk list, human capital, retirement wave

Posted at 09:54 AM ET, 02/14/2013

House to vote this week on denying federal employees pay raise
By Eric Yoder
Over the objections of the White House and unions, the House plans to vote on a bill to deny federal employees a 0.5 percent pay raise.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:54 AM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, federal pay, pay raise, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 02/13/2013

New warnings sounded on sequestration's impact
By Eric Yoder
The automatic budget cutting set for March 1 would hamper the government's ability to protect the public in a range of areas, according to several warnings that were sounded Wednesday.

By Eric Yoder  |  04:53 PM ET, 02/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  department of homeland security, federal employees, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 11:41 AM ET, 02/12/2013

Employee groups urge House to allow federal pay raises
By Eric Yoder
A coalition of unions and other organizations representing federal employees is asking Congress to allow a 0.5 percent federal employee raise set for April to take effect.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:41 AM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, pay freeze, pay raise

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 02/11/2013

New policies ordered on federal workplace violence
By Eric Yoder
Federal agencies have been told to produce within four months more comprehensive policies for addressing domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in their workplaces.

By Eric Yoder  |  01:22 PM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  domestic violence, federal employees, workplace violence

Posted at 12:43 PM ET, 02/07/2013

On furloughs, the details are negotiable
By Eric Yoder
Details of furloughs for federal employees would be subject to bargaining with unions, and one leading union is preparing to do just that.

By Eric Yoder  |  12:43 PM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, furloughs, sequestration

Posted at 11:15 AM ET, 02/05/2013

Another look at what Simpson-Bowles would mean for federal workers
By Eric Yoder
A proposal up for a House vote could set the stage for using the Simpson-Bowles Commission's budget-balancing recommendations.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:15 AM ET, 02/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, sequester, simpson-bowles

Posted at 12:40 PM ET, 01/31/2013

Army hiring freeze has few soft spots
By Eric Yoder
The Army's general freeze on civilian hiring leaves no exceptions even for wounded veterans.

By Eric Yoder  |  12:40 PM ET, 01/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Army, federal employees, hiring freeze

Posted at 05:36 PM ET, 01/28/2013

White House: Automatic cuts 'not supported by virtually anyone in Washington'
By Lisa Rein
White House press secretary reiterates that automatic spending cuts known as a sequester were never designed to take effect.

By Lisa Rein  |  05:36 PM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  defense budget, defense contractors, federal budget, federal emloyees, federal employees, fiscal cliff, Government Efficiency, sequestration

Posted at 11:26 AM ET, 01/24/2013

Few Army employees would escape furloughs
By Eric Yoder
The Army is allowing only limited exceptions to its hiring freeze now underway, while few current employees would escape unpaid furloughs if sequestration hits.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:26 AM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Army, federal employees, furloughs, sequester, sequestration

Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 01/23/2013

10 questions and answers on budgetary threats to federal employees
By Eric Yoder
How the triple threats of the debt limit, sequestration and a government shutdown could affect federal employees.

By Eric Yoder  |  01:55 PM ET, 01/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling, federal employees, furloughs, government shutdown, sequestration

Posted at 09:12 AM ET, 01/16/2013

House rejects agency spending cut proposal
By Eric Yoder
The House in approving a Hurricane Sandy relief package Tuesday defeated a proposal to offset some of the cost by imposing across-the-board cuts in many federal programs.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:12 AM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, hurricane sandy, sequestration

Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 01/15/2013

Thrift Savings Plan used for debt ceiling relief
By Eric Yoder
The Treasury Department on Tuesday used a financial maneuver involving the Thrift Savings Plan to free up money to keep the government operating pending an increase in the federal debt ceiling.

By Eric Yoder  |  04:39 PM ET, 01/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling, disinvestment, federal employees, G fund, Thrift Savings Plan

Posted at 01:42 PM ET, 01/15/2013

For Sandy relief, House to consider further cuts in agency spending
By Eric Yoder
The House could vote as soon as today to cut spending in many federal programs by nearly 2 percent as a way of paying for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief.

By Eric Yoder  |  01:42 PM ET, 01/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  disaster relief, federal employees, hurricane sandy, sequestration

Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 01/10/2013

TSP to consider account conversion option
By Eric Yoder
The Thrift Savings Plan may allow investors to convert to Roth treatment money that was invested on a pre-tax basis.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:43 AM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, fiscal cliff, Thrift Savings Plan

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 01/09/2013

TSP polls participants on favorite services
By Eric Yoder
The Thrift Savings Plan is asking participants about the financial services they value the most and how it can help them feel more confident about their retirement income.

By Eric Yoder  |  02:27 PM ET, 01/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, Thrift Savings Plan

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 01/02/2013

Ethics restrictions for federal workers apply to inaugural activities
By Eric Yoder
Federal employees generally may participate in the upcoming Inaugural activities but they should be careful not to violate certain ethical restrictions, the guidance says.

By Eric Yoder  |  02:27 PM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, federal ethics policies, Hatch Act, Inauguration, office of government ethics

Posted at 11:04 AM ET, 12/19/2012

Conferees accept DoD job cut plan
By Eric Yoder
Civilian federal employment at the Defense Department would be cut along with the planned reductions in military personnel in coming years under a House-Senate agreement announced Tuesday evening.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:04 AM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  civilian defense jobs, defense budget, defense contractors, defense department jobs, federal employees

Posted at 09:59 AM ET, 12/13/2012

Local House members oppose potential DoD job cuts
By Eric Yoder
Washington-area members of the House will ask their colleagues to reject a Senate plan that could result in about a 5 percent loss of Defense Department civilian positions, along with a similar cut in contractor jobs.

By Eric Yoder  |  09:59 AM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  civilian defense jobs, defense budget, defense contractors, defense department, federal employees, federal jobs

Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 12/05/2012

House backs another delay in online posting of financial disclosures
By Eric Yoder
FEDERAL EYE | The House wants to delay a requirement that financial disclosure forms be posted online.

By Eric Yoder  |  02:54 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, financial disclosures, stock act

Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 11/27/2012

Benefits expansion for domestic partners would have small impact on costs, CBO says
By Eric Yoder
Extending federal employee health insurance and retirement survivor benefits to same-sex domestic partners would have a relatively small impact on the number of people covered and the cost of those programs, according to an analysis done for Congress.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:50 AM ET, 11/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  domestic partners, federal employees, federal employment benefits, federal health insurance, federal retirement

Posted at 11:54 AM ET, 11/12/2012

Sandy triggers new policies on health insurance, leave-sharing
By Eric Yoder
The government is continuing to expand benefits policies in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, clearing the way for certain emergency relief employees to be eligible for federal health insurance coverage and soliciting donations of leave for affected federal workers.

By Eric Yoder  |  11:54 AM ET, 11/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  emergency workers, federal employees, health insurance coverage, hurricane sandy, leave sharing

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 11/07/2012

Employee groups happy but say threat of cuts remains
By Eric Yoder
Several organizations representing federal employees say they consider Tuesdays election results to be a rejection of budgetary proposals targeting federal jobs, pay and benefits, but they also say that such threats continue.

By Eric Yoder  |  12:24 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  election, federal employees, federal pay raise, sequester

Posted at 10:33 AM ET, 11/06/2012

Patent Office cites benefits of telework during storm closing
By Eric Yoder
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, one of the most avid users of telework among federal agencies, says its productivity largely held up when federal agencies in the Washington area were closed for two days last week due to Hurricane Sandy.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:33 AM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, government closings, hurricane sandy, patent and trademark office, telework

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 11/05/2012

Federal workplace collections for Hurricane Sandy victims allowed
By Eric Yoder
Federal agencies have been told they may solicit contributions from federal workers for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

By Eric Yoder  |  10:49 AM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  combined federal campaign, disaster relief, federal employees, hurricane sandy

Posted at 10:37 AM ET, 05/07/2012

Increasing required contributions would squeeze some feds | #FedBuzz
By Natalie Jennings
We asked if raising the required retirement contributions for federal workers would mean they would cut back on voluntary saving in their Thrift Savings Plans.

By Natalie Jennings  |  10:37 AM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal buzz, federal employees

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 05/07/2012

Roth TSP investing now available, for some
By Eric Yoder
The long-awaited Roth feature of the Thrift Savings Plan launches today, although in practice most TSP investors will have to wait still longer.

By Eric Yoder  |  06:00 AM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employees

Posted at 04:43 PM ET, 03/29/2012

House backs federal job cuts, extended pay freeze
By Eric Yoder
The House has endorsed several provisions targeting federal employee pay, retirement benefits and job levels.

By Eric Yoder  |  04:43 PM ET, 03/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees

Posted at 05:09 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Federal workers: How would 10 percent staff reduction affect you?
By Natalie Jennings
A measure approved by the House Budget Committee would reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent by 2015. What would such a reduction mean for your agency?

By Natalie Jennings  |  05:09 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  federal employees, federal budget

Posted at 02:16 PM ET, 03/22/2012

Low morale at Homeland Security is focus of congressional hearing
By Joe Davidson
Morale at the Department of Homeland Security is so low that it was the subject of a congressional hearing today.

By Joe Davidson  |  02:16 PM ET, 03/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Federal employees

Posted at 05:41 PM ET, 03/02/2012

Summit examines diversity in federal workplace
By Joe Davidson
The National Coalition for Equity in Public Service will hold a federal diversity summit next month.

By Joe Davidson  |  05:41 PM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Federal Employees