Pay & Benefits

Keep up with the latest changes to federal pay and benefits coming from Congress and the administration.

Debt ceiling fight leaves federal workers frustrated over risk to pay

Lawmakers urged spending caps on discretionary spending, which funds a number of things, including federal payroll.

3 days ago

Veterans program funding ends up a winner in debt limit deal

Veterans program funding would see an increase in fiscal 2024, unlike most other non-defense spending.

4 days ago

Pay & Benefits

Vets benefits, VA staff paychecks and more endangered by debt fight

Negotiators will work through Memorial Day weekend in hopes of reaching a compromise on the issue before June 1.

Troops overseas to get stability in their cost of living allowance

New law limits reductions to overseas COLA to no more than once every six months.

8 weeks ago

Hawaii civilians don’t owe taxes on Red Hill reimbursements, IRS says

Some civilians, including some military retirees, would have been on the hook for thousands of dollars in taxes.

8 weeks ago

Department of Energy nuclear agency tweaks pay plan

Employees of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and those in the U.S. Department of the Navy assigned to the program participate in the demo plan.

8 weeks ago

More troops will soon be eligible for Basic Needs Allowance

Will DoD reconsider including BAH in income calculations for the Basic Needs Allowance eligibility?

2 months ago

Pentagon advisory board urges competitive pay for civilian workforce

The Federal Salary Council has estimated that that government pay lags the private sector by about 23%.

2 months ago

Republicans take aim at telework in federal government

More than two-thirds of all federal employees reported utilizing some form of telework in 2021, according to OPM.

2 months ago

VA rushes fix for payment problem before the rent is due

Roughly 280,000 student veterans and dependents could have faced a delay in benefits.

2 months ago

An airman counts cash for a customer’s withdrawal request as part of his immersion tour with the wing staff agency July 30, 2020, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

Air Force allows airmen to keep $2.3 million in overpayments

The overpayment to nearly 7,800 airmen was because of an agency error, according to the service.

2 months ago

One dollar notes with the signature of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are unveiled at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility on December 8, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas.

North Dakota to exempt military pay from income taxes

North Dakota service members’ income taxes are estimated to drop by $4 million between 2023 and 2025, the governor's office said.

2 months ago

Boosting enlisted pay to boost recruiting? Nope.

Defense officials say they will look into the idea of targeted pay raises in future department studies.

2 months ago