Defense
Bush seeks repeal of law enforcement benefits for CBP officers
Budget includes proposal to repeal measure allowing Customs and Border Protection officers to retire earlier.
Defense
Budget breakdown: How agencies, programs fared
Winners and losers in President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Bush seeks 2.9 percent civilian pay raise; 3.4 percent for military
Proposal in fiscal 2009 budget comes after annual congressional call for pay parity.
Pay & Benefits
January a tough month for TSP returns
Stock funds post large losses amid uncertainty on Wall Street.
Pay & Benefits
New retirement claims system not ready for rollout, GAO says
Report warns that staffing, testing and budgeting missteps could spell failure to launch.
Pay & Benefits
Senate panel votes to raise federal judges' pay
Judiciary Committee backs 32 percent salary hike.
Pay & Benefits
Educate Yourself
Gathering information early and often is the best way to avoid being surprised by the size of your retirement check.
Pay & Benefits
OPM touts success of performance-based pay
New report analyzes series of systems covering more than 298,000 employees.
Pay & Benefits
Winners and Losers
Will higher pay increases be enough to keep Defense employees under a new personnel system motivated?
Defense
VA urged to use advanced technology to cut backlog of benefit claims
Lawmaker suggests Veterans Benefits Administration turn to artificial intelligence tools.
Pay & Benefits
Study: Ethical breaches becoming common in government
More than half of federal employees report witnessing misconduct.
Pay & Benefits
House members press for military-civilian pay parity
Bipartisan coalition urges President Bush to include equal pay raises in 2009 budget proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Air Force employee celebrates 60 years of federal service
Bettye Krieter, who started her federal career with the Veterans Administration in 1941, has no immediate plans to retire.
Defense
Bush signs bill that sends unions back to bargaining table at Defense
Legislation restores collective bargaining and appeal rights for employees under the new Pentagon personnel system.
Defense
Bush signs revised defense bill after concerns addressed about Iraq
Measure authorizes 3.5 percent pay raise for military service members.
Oversight
Bush seeks hiring preferences for spouses of veterans
In State of the Union address, president also pledges to eliminate 151 "wasteful or bloated programs."
Pay & Benefits
Proposed change to unfair labor practice mediation rules draws fire
Federal Labor Relations Authority says change would promote neutrality; union argues it would make mediation harder.
Defense
Homeland Security to boost staffing at 'fusion centers'
Employees will coordinate with local law enforcement and public health workers across the country.
Pay & Benefits
Buyer Beware
It’s best to remember that your retirement estimate is exactly that -- an estimate.
Pay & Benefits