Pay & Benefits

The latest legislation

What's new in pay and benefits on Capitol Hill. Plus, long-term care updates.

Pay & Benefits

Working overtime

In April, federal employees could start taking home more pay for the work they do beyond a 40-hour work week. Also, DoD adds buyout options.

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Congressman urges link between pay, performance for IT workers

Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., says future pay raises for federal information technology workers should be linked to the results achieved by the projects they work on.

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The battle begins

The Office of Management and Budget squares off against federal unions and Washington-area lawmakers on the size of the 2003 pay raise.

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House members to push for 4.1 percent civilian pay raise

Civilian federal employees should get the same pay raise in 2003 as military service members, a key House Appropriations Committee member said Monday.

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Bush proposes 2.6 percent pay raise for 2003

President Bush on Monday proposed a 2.6 percent average pay raise for federal employees in 2003.

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Employees and managers skeptical of merit promotion process

Almost everybody involved in the federal merit promotions process has doubts about its effectiveness, according to a new Merit Systems Protection Board study.