Pay & Benefits
The 2003 pay raise
With the 2002 pay raise almost wrapped up, the battle over the 2003 pay raise has begun.
Pay & Benefits
House makes long-term care insurance tax-free
Federal employees’ long-term care insurance would be free from state and local taxes, under a bill passed by the House on Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers agree on 4.6 percent federal pay raise
House and Senate negotiators on Thursday agreed to a 4.6 percent average pay increase for federal civilian employees in 2002, the same basic pay raise that military personnel will receive.
Pay & Benefits
Reining in the FEHBP
Rising costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program may be hurting your wallet. Unions, lawmakers and other observers have some ideas for holding down federal health care costs.
Pay & Benefits
Senator seeks to raise pay cap for new senior executives
Agencies may be able to pay new top-level hires more than the current law allows under legislation Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, plans to introduce later this week.
Pay & Benefits
Federal pension checks to go up 2.6 percent
Federal retirees in the Civil Service Retirement System will get a 2.6 percent cost-of-living increase in their pension checks in January. The cost-of-living increase for retirees’ annuities in the Federal Employees Retirement System will be 2 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Pay-banding pros and cons
Why some federal managers and employees don’t like pay-banding—and why some love it.
Pay & Benefits
Mixed security found at federal buildings in Washington
While federal officials worry about anthrax arriving in the mail, some agencies are neglecting to pay attention to what’s coming through their front doors. A Government Executive staff report found mixed security at federal buildings in Washington.
Pay & Benefits
House panel laments health premium hikes
In what has become an annual event, the House civil service panel on Tuesday complained about the rising costs of health care coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
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