Pay & Benefits
Helping Hand
Many federal employees benefit from job security in a struggling economy, but it doesn’t inoculate them against hard times.
Tech
FAA awards air traffic controller training contract to Raytheon
Ten-year deal consolidates two agreements, moves agency closer to transformation.
Defense
Two federal programs snare top public service awards
Winners receive $100,000 to help replicate creative ideas in government.
Pay & Benefits
House sends GAO pay bill to President Bush
Measure would reimburse more than 300 analysts who weren’t given raises for two years despite acceptable job performances.
Pay & Benefits
OPM issues guide to overhauling federal hiring process
Plan aims to streamline hiring and improve candidates' application experience.
Pay & Benefits
Capital-area feds got 2008 raises on par with private sector
Survey finds both sectors received a 4.5 percent pay boost between 2007 and 2008.
Oversight
Nuclear agency sets pace in hiring
Nuclear Regulatory Commission has become a model for agencies concerned about quickly replacing retiring workers.
Oversight
Democrats and Republicans voice different views on government
Convention rhetoric draws the usual battle lines between the two parties on government’s role, but both McCain and Obama acknowledge its significant impact on the public.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Scarcity of science students worries military IT officials
The United States is not training enough engineers to meet the Pentagon’s needs , panelists say.
Pay & Benefits
Salary council calls for review of locality pay
Fourteen regions petition to be added as new locality pay areas to help address recruiting and retention challenges.
Pay & Benefits
Catch-62 Revisited
An update on a case study in the importance of military service credit deposits.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Considerations
OPM warns of possible changes to the federal long-term care insurance program.
Pay & Benefits
Report: HHS Secretary's office not using discounted airfares
Inspector general found only 16 percent of travelers opted for cheapest available flight in fiscal 2006.
Pay & Benefits
OPM criticizes proposal for a compressed work week
Personnel chief says the new schedule could hinder taxpayer services, security, and recruitment and retention.
Pay & Benefits
McCain draws some union support
Service Employees International Union has endorsed Obama, but 25 percent of members are registered Republicans.
Pay & Benefits
Small and common stocks top August TSP earnings
Only international investments posted losses last month.
Pay & Benefits
The COLA Factor
Taking cost-of-living allowances into consideration when setting a date to retire.
Defense
Special TSA force helps secure Democratic convention
A smaller group of screeners will work the Republican convention in Minnesota.
Pay & Benefits
Smarter Self-Assessments
How you write your annual performance appraisal could mean the difference between mediocre and exceptional ratings.
Pay & Benefits