Pay & Benefits
Washington's workforce tends to downplay age to get ahead
Age-related stereotypes affect younger and older employees.
Pay & Benefits
TSP trading activity down, officials say
Proposed plan to limit interfund transfers is showing results.
Oversight
GSA seeks to require federal travelers to use contract hotels
Comprehensive legislative package also would streamline the process of setting mileage reimbursement rates and expand child care services.
Tech
Government faces shortage of IT project managers, council reports
Chief Information Officers Council backs increased training in key areas.
Pay & Benefits
GSA adjusts per diem rates in six states
Changes will apply to all government travel in affected areas March 17.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers seek remedy for GAO pay reform
Legislation would restore raises to hundreds of agency employees.
Defense
Military and civilian pay are competitive, quadrennial review board finds
Commission recommends Pentagon seek more flexibility in rewarding high performers and retaining skills.
Oversight
Groups push FAA reauthorization as inspection officials come under fire
Wide range of organizations unite behind stalled legislation for varying reasons.
Pay & Benefits
Saving Sick Time
Employees question whether a proposed sick leave benefit is generous enough.
Defense
Defense, VA lay out plans to improve health care for wounded soldiers
For now, families must navigate a stovepiped system with "a fistful of business cards," says father of a wounded soldier.
Defense
House chairman asks agencies to probe Blackwater
At issue is whether the company can declare that its security guards are independent contractors, not employees.
Defense
House report criticizes Homeland Security’s workforce diversity
DHS says data is outdated, points to success of Hispanic and disabled employees.
Pay & Benefits
Legislation would allow more feds to cash out sick leave at retirement
Civil servants under the Federal Employees Retirement System could receive a one-time payment up to $10,000.
Pay & Benefits
Feds need more respect, better benefits, says congressman
Maryland Democrat tells union members that federal workforce is at the forefront of change in policy, labor.
Pay & Benefits
House committee calls for military-civilian pay parity
Budget Committee passes resolution supporting equal pay for federal employees and military personnel in 2009.
Pay & Benefits
House revisits paid leave for federal parents
Legislation would provide feds with eight weeks of leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
Pay & Benefits
Nonprofit launches leadership institute for federal managers
Partnership for Public Service says seven-month program will address inadequate management skills.
Pay & Benefits