TSP officials ask lawmakers to end open seasons

• David McGlinchey
• March 2, 2004

Lawmaker calls for competition on TSP administrative contract

The Thrift Savings Plan’s relationship with the National Finance Center took another hit Monday when a lawmaker called for the agency’s $52 million administrative services contract to be opened for competition.

• David McGlinchey
• March 1, 2004

House passes GAO management bill

• David McGlinchey
• February 27, 2004

Education Department to create accredited schools list

• David McGlinchey
• February 26, 2004

Lowering the Bar

Lawmakers blast a Homeland Security proposal that would lower the standard of proof needed to discipline or fire an employee.

• David McGlinchey
• February 26, 2004

Senator calls for independent Homeland appeals board

A senior Republican senator Wednesday called for a fair and transparent in-house appeals board in the new Homeland Security Department personnel system.

• David McGlinchey
• February 25, 2004

OPM backs postal payment of workers' military retirement benefits

• Zach Patton
• February 25, 2004

OPM official ducks lawmakers' call for better dental, vision benefits

• David McGlinchey
• February 24, 2004

Federal labor leaders' salaries lag behind trade association execs'

While the top executives of the country’s biggest trade associations make well over $1 million per year in total compensation, labor union officials -- especially those representing federal employees -- take home far less in compensation, according to a National Journal survey.

• National Journal
• February 23, 2004

Key legislators stand firm on military-civilian pay parity

Washington-area House lawmakers continue to support military-civilian pay parity, despite recent calls from the Bush administration and a House Appropriations Committee member to limit the 2005 civil service pay raise.

• David McGlinchey
• February 20, 2004

OPM seeks 'rigorous and realistic' executive ratings

A top OPM official Thursday praised agencies' efforts to more evenly distribute performance ratings among top executives, and urged them to try even harder.

• David McGlinchey
• February 19, 2004

Union presses Bush to issue order on 2004 pay raise

• Shawn Zeller
• February 19, 2004

TSP board concerned about participants’ investing styles

• David McGlinchey
• February 19, 2004

Shattered Dreams

Federal labor unions' measured support for Homeland Security personnel reforms is giving way to angry denunciations.

• Shawn Zeller
• February 19, 2004

Pay-for-performance harder than it looks, managers say

• February 18, 2004

Federal personnel reform should be uniform, panel says

• David McGlinchey
• February 18, 2004

Lawmakers push Army to fix National Guard pay problems

• David McGlinchey
• February 17, 2004

Thrift Savings Plan reconsiders administrative contract

TSP board members said Tuesday that they might end or downsize a $50 million annual contract with the Agriculture Department's National Finance Center.

• David McGlinchey
• February 17, 2004

Homeland Security unveils performance pay plan

Homeland Security Department officials said Friday that they want to transfer as many as 8,000 employees to a performance-based pay system in fiscal 2005.

• Shawn Zeller and David McGlinchey
• February 13, 2004

Pentagon Parley

Navy Secretary Gordon England will serve as point man for negotiations with organized labor over controversial proposed changes to the Pentagon’s personnel system.

• David McGlinchey
• February 12, 2004