Defense
Lawmaker seeks delay on Defense personnel reform vote
The ranking member of the House Government Reform Committee is urging committee leaders to delay voting on the Defense Department’s recently unveiled proposal for a new civilian personnel system.
Management
House Democrat seeks limits on agencies’ personnel freedom
A Democratic lawmaker is pushing for limits on federal agencies that want to change their personnel systems.
Pay & Benefits
Location, location
Changes to locality pay areas may remain at a standstill while OMB assesses new census information.
Management
IRS is human resources reform model, scholars say
Government executives looking to reform their hiring, performance management and other human resources programs should check out the Internal Revenue Service, a new report says.
Management
Former federal employees benefit from buyout
Employees of the first company formed by privatizing part of a federal agency are reaping a financial windfall after their firm was bought out by a group of venture capitalists.
Pay & Benefits
Pay-for-performance praise
One good government advocate says pay-for-performance can work in the federal workplace.
Defense
Pentagon seeks to create new civilian personnel system
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has sent a proposal to Congress to overhaul the Defense Department’s human resources management system and transfer authority over Defense civilian employees from the Office of Personnel Management to the Pentagon.
Pay & Benefits
Senior executives wary of Bush pay proposal
Members of the Senior Executives Association remain skeptical about a Bush administration proposal to replace the six-step executive salary scale with a performance pay salary band.
Management