The House has planned a vote this week on a bill to extend the federal salary schedule freeze another year, meaning that the next general federal raise would not happen until January 2014 at the earliest. More

In a report that attempted to control for the many differences between the federal and private sector workforces, CBO has concluded that federal employees on average are paid about 2 percent more, but that there is a wide difference by educational level, in part because the federal salary range is narrower than that of private sector employers. More

The Pentagon's recently announced plan to reduce spending could have a spill-over effect on federal employees in several ways, since cuts in military personnel typically translate into cuts in civilian employees supporting the military structure. More

Federal employee organizations continue to urge Congress to restore a now-expired increase in the maximum tax-free subsidy that the federal government (and other employers) can pay to reimburse workers for using public transportation in their commuting. More

OPM has issued a summary of changes in federal benefits due to inflation adjustments, changes in interest rates and other routine changes. More

Retirement has drawn the first attention in the Senate this year on federal employment-related topics, although unlike the House hearings last week that focused on the terms of the benefit, a Senate subcommittee this week is focusing on processing of applications. More

OPM has released data on the typical benefits provided to federal retirees, in testimony before a House subcommittee examining possible changes in benefits formulas, in particular for newly hired employees, as well as increases in retirement contributions for all employees. More

Retirees and survivors who have elected to be covered by Medicare Part B have every reason to be confused by changes in Medicare rates for 2012, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. More

OPM has announced that this year it will attempt to survey the entire federal workforce – all 1.8 million permanent, full and part time employees – as part of its annual employee viewpoint survey. More

In Culpepper v. More