Management

What happens to federal pay raise if Congress fails to pass a budget?

President Biden’s proposed pay raise included an across-the-board base pay increase of 4.1% and a locality pay average increase of 0.5%.

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Demand for Ukraine oversight ‘part of Russian propaganda,’ Smith says

Houses Armed Services Committee says Ukraine is "spending the money really well; that’s why they’re winning."

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Hurricane Ian flooding hits Naval Air Station Key West, Sept. 28.

How states are preparing for the Emergency Resiliency Era

Hurricane Ian serves as a tragic reminder to federal and state leaders about the critical need to prepare for emergency disasters—before they arrive.

Pentagon’s strategic capital office to spur investment in defense tech

The new office will help the Pentagon leverage private investment to overcome the "valley of death" problem that often derails technology programs.

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Congress wants to arm Taiwan, but hasn’t figured out how to pay for it

Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

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‘Temporary’ federal government STEM jobs can now last up to a decade

The goal is to alleviate administrative burdens on agencies that would otherwise be subject to difficulties to attracting talent for temporary projects.

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GOP senators threaten to block NDAA over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.

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Norcross presses for fresh NLRB funding to avoid employee furloughs

Federal agency has received the same appropriation of $274.2 million for nine straight years.

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Prevent the mistakes of history by passing the fiscal 2023 NDAA

We must exercise leadership to avoid mistakes of the past — and prevent a larger war in the future.

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Austin urges Congress to get military budget done or risk readiness

Another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for Pentagon, he says in letter to House and Senate leaders.

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Census Bureau chief defends ‘differential privacy’ tool

Differential privacy algorithms add intentional errors to data to obscure the identity of any given participant.

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Veterans Affairs Dept. discloses breach of employee vaccine data

The VA collected the information via a human resources portal as part of its vaccination efforts.

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Will Common Access ID cards stop working on Nov. 23?

More than 78,000 Navy members and 21,000 Marine Corps members were using Common Access Cards of Nov. 10 that will become "non-operational."

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass provides her keynote address during the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Denver, Colo. Oct. 29, 2022. (Master Sgt. Jodi Martinez/Air Force)

Air Force pauses myEval for performance reviews until further notice

“We get it, folks. We have seen the memes and the jokes,” Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass said on Facebook.

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Navy sets up Senior Enlisted Marketplace for billet-based advancement

The billet-based advancement system aims to “reduce inefficiencies and align the talent to where it's actually needed."

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Here’s an open enrollment checklist for 2023 federal health benefits

The Dec. 12 deadline to make changes will be here before you know it.

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Is it too late to make health benefit changes to FEHB for 2023?

As you’re making lists for Thanksgiving groceries and holiday gifts, don’t forget the shopping spree that ends Dec. 12.

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Veteran sues over coverage denial for daughter’s gender transition

The daughter has been denied treatments recommended by doctors due to a federal statute that dates to 1976, according to a court filing.

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How the US plans to train armed overwatch pilots for counterterrorism

The Air Force plans to start training new pilots to fly the OA-1K armed overwatch planes in fall 2025.

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Most common barrier to retaining federal firefighters? Low pay.

Housing stipends for firefighters would also incentivize the job, but agencies would have to request that authority from Congress before offering them.

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Management

The latest news on program and project management policies and best practices, HR developments, budgets and pay and benefits -- everything you need to know about federal operations.

President Biden’s proposed pay raise included an across-the-board base pay increase of 4.1% and a locality pay average increase of 0.5%.

Houses Armed Services Committee says Ukraine is "spending the money really well; that’s why they’re winning."

Hurricane Ian serves as a tragic reminder to federal and state leaders about the critical need to prepare for emergency disasters—before they arrive.

The new office will help the Pentagon leverage private investment to overcome the "valley of death" problem that often derails technology programs.

Congress is poised to take up a massive policy that will include Taiwan security aid provisions, but the appropriations is an open question.

The goal is to alleviate administrative burdens on agencies that would otherwise be subject to difficulties to attracting talent for temporary projects.

Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.

Federal agency has received the same appropriation of $274.2 million for nine straight years.

We must exercise leadership to avoid mistakes of the past — and prevent a larger war in the future.

Another short-term budget extension will cause a host of problems for Pentagon, he says in letter to House and Senate leaders.

Differential privacy algorithms add intentional errors to data to obscure the identity of any given participant.

The VA collected the information via a human resources portal as part of its vaccination efforts.

More than 78,000 Navy members and 21,000 Marine Corps members were using Common Access Cards of Nov. 10 that will become "non-operational."

“We get it, folks. We have seen the memes and the jokes,” Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass said on Facebook.

The billet-based advancement system aims to “reduce inefficiencies and align the talent to where it's actually needed."

The Dec. 12 deadline to make changes will be here before you know it.

As you’re making lists for Thanksgiving groceries and holiday gifts, don’t forget the shopping spree that ends Dec. 12.

The daughter has been denied treatments recommended by doctors due to a federal statute that dates to 1976, according to a court filing.

The Air Force plans to start training new pilots to fly the OA-1K armed overwatch planes in fall 2025.

Housing stipends for firefighters would also incentivize the job, but agencies would have to request that authority from Congress before offering them.