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GOP wants budget; Schumer warns they will get one

Tags: Congress , budget , retirement

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Support of federal workforce misses mark by a wide margin

Labor groups hoped to see more progress by now. But the administration has failed to live up to expectations about pay, benefits and government service.

Tags: Ruben Gomez , American Federation of Government Employees , J. David Cox , National Treasury Employees Union , Colleen Kelley , Senior Executive Service, , Senior Executive Service , OPM

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Fed benefits spared in highway, student loan deal

Congress passed a bill Friday to overhaul federal highway programs and extend student loan interest rates. Federal employees' retirement benefits appear to be spared in the deal. The legislation also allows the Department of Transportation to avoid furloughing 3,500 employees and halting hundreds of thousands of constructions projects.

Tags: Congress , pay and benefits , highway bill , Transportation , student loan , budget

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New feds' pension contributions increase under payroll tax cut deal

Federal pension contributions would increase under a compromise deal to extend a payroll tax cut and pay for jobless benefits through 2012.

Tags: budget , payroll tax cut , Congress , pay and benefits , Ben Cardin , Chris Van Hollen , Max Baucus , David Camp

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Pay debate turns to state, local employees

Karen Tumulty, national political correspondent at The Washington Post, discussed some of the proposals to cut state and local government workers.

Tags: Karen Tumulty , Washington Post , pay and benefits , state and local employees , retirement , Dorobek Insider

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Feds As Little Red Riding Hood

Federal and postal workers and retirees are under so many attacks that many of them don't know which of the threats is real and which is most serious. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of people are worrying about something that probably won't happen while ignoring several bigger threats.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , FERS , Congress , retirement , Federal Report

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Unions urge Congress to reject pension contribution hike

A coalition of unions and federal employee groups are urging lawmakers to reject cost-cutting proposals that harm federal pay and benefits.

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Congress , Barack Obama , Federal-Postal Coalition , federal unions , budget , debt reduction , Jolie Lee

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Downsizing, Relocations, Benefit Reductions Up Next?

If you want a preview of coming attractions in your own agency, check out what is happening in the giant US Postal Service. It is looking at a major cutback of administrative personnel, consolidating post offices and relocating employees, not to mention possible pay and benefit changes. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you could be next.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , USPS , pay rates , downsizing , Interior , GSA , Commerce , SSA , High-3

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IRS releases TSP contribution limits for 2011

The IRS releases TSP contribution limits for 2011.

Tags: IRS , TSP , contribution limits , pay and benefits , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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