Pay & Benefits

Davis steps down as chair of civil service subcommittee

Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-Va., has taken a seat on the House Select Committee on Intelligence.

Pay & Benefits

Readying the Troops

OPM issues interim rules for senior executive rating, pay.

Pay & Benefits

Public service group endorses performance pay

The Coalition for Effective Change says federal managers are committed to improving government operations.

Pay & Benefits

TSA alters two pay regulations

Change in overtime pay rules puts Transportation Security Administration in line with other federal agencies.

Pay & Benefits

Federal law enforcement officers shoot for pay parity

Managers in high-cost cities are frustrated that they cannot counter salary offers made from more generous state and local police forces.

Pay & Benefits

Three TSP funds lose value in July

The C Fund, S Fund and I Fund lost value in July, but grew significantly over the past year.

Pay & Benefits

The Latest Legislation

Bills dealing with health benefits and reserve pay await action in Congress.

Management

HHS monitors scientists’ meetings with international groups

New policy requires official notification to meet with ‘multilateral’ groups, even in this country.

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Healthy Explanation

Federal officials release details about new Health Savings Accounts and who can take advantage of them.

Pay & Benefits

Senior executive corps to see base salary increases

Agencies must implement new performance evaluation systems for Senior Executive Service members.

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House panel backs 3.5 percent civil service pay raise

Lwamakers say civilian employees deserve the same pay adjustments as military personnel.

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OPM begins annual process of adjusting special pay rates

Agencies asked to recommend 2005 increases for about 140,000 employees by mid October.

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Detecting Diploma Mills

You might be attending a diploma mill if . . .

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GAO says personnel reform must be governmentwide

Though the watchdog agency praised recent human capital reform efforts, it contends that some agencies are too far ahead of the pack.

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Defense says steps taken to fix Guard, Reserve pay problems

Pentagon finance officials said they have installed a safety net to catch errors in the overtaxed pay system.

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Pay parity amendment set for this week

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., pushes plan to grant 3.5 percent pay raises to military members and civilian federal workers.

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Thrift board accepts findings of Senate probe

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board agreed completely with the investigation into a failed computer modernization contract.

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OPM decries patchwork of pay systems for law enforcement

Years of uncoordinated legislation and litigation has led to myriad compensation systems that differ from one agency to the next.

Pay & Benefits

Senate ditches 'open seasons' for federal retirement contributions

If passed by House, the legislation would allow employees to alter their retirement contributions at any time.