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

Presidential Rank Award winners announced

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).

Management

White House legislation includes more buyouts, bonuses and flexible hiring

Federal managers could offer $25,000 buyouts, make on-the-spot hiring decisions and design personnel systems that could be permanently exempt from Title V of the Civil Service Code under legislation unveiled by the White House Monday.