The early bidding on 2005 pay raise: 2.5 percent

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 15, 2003

Feds keep pace with private sector in customer satisfaction

After a minor dip last year, the public’s overall satisfaction with federal agencies is edging closer to an all-time high reached two years ago, according to statistics released Monday by the University of Michigan.

• Amelia Gruber
• December 15, 2003

Officials: Technology can help identify terrorism financing

• William New
• December 15, 2003

Advisory panel outlines ideas on homeland security strategy

• Greta Wodele
• December 15, 2003

GOP lawmaker joins call for probe of Iraq contracts

• Congress Daily
• December 15, 2003

Guide offers workforce planning techniques

• Amelia Gruber
• December 15, 2003

Overtime pay cap raised for supervisors

High-ranking General Schedule employees who work overtime have won a long battle to increase their compensation, thanks to a provision in the 2004 Defense Authorization Act.

• Shawn Zeller
• December 12, 2003

Rumsfeld: New personnel system could help avoid increase in troops

• Chris Strohm
• December 12, 2003

House chairmen question air cargo security efforts

• Chris Strohm
• December 12, 2003

Senate leader faces several hurdles to fast passage of omnibus

• Peter Cohn
• December 12, 2003

Bush selects HUD deputy for department’s top slot

• Amelia Gruber
• December 12, 2003

Lawmakers challenge Austrian sidearms purchase for Iraq

• Amy Svitak and Richard H.P. Sia
• December 12, 2003

Industry discouraged by plans for Patent and Trademark Office budget

• Drew Clark
• December 12, 2003

Raising the Roof

Senior Executive Service members will get some salary stretching room in 2004.

• Shawn Zeller
• December 11, 2003

Firm could lose IRS computer contract over delays

• National Journal
• December 11, 2003

Debt forgiveness key to participation in Iraq reconstruction

• Congress Daily
• December 11, 2003

Study says federal bioterrorism spending not preparing states

• Zach Patton
• December 11, 2003

Los Alamos praised for response to potential security threat

• Amelia Gruber
• December 11, 2003

Small, minority-owned firms urged to seek security work

• Greta Wodele
• December 11, 2003

Commerce, Treasury step up contracting efforts in Iraq

The Commerce and Treasury Departments are stepping up their efforts to help companies get contracts in Iraq, despite concerns about limits on which countries can bid for the contracts and criticism that laws issued under Saddam Hussein’s regime to prevent government workers from unionizing remain on the books.

• Chris Strohm
• December 11, 2003