Pay & Benefits

Health plans to drop 135,000 federal workers and retirees

Thousands of federal workers and retirees must choose new health care coverage for next year because their health insurance companies are dropping them, the Office of Personnel Management announced Friday.

Pay & Benefits

Federal employees’ health premiums to rise up to 20 percent

Federal employees will pay up to 20 percent more for health coverage next year, the Office of Personnel Management announced Friday.

Pay & Benefits

Senate approves 4.6 percent pay raise

Federal workers would get a 4.6 percent average pay raise, under a bill approved by the Senate this week.

Pay & Benefits

The one-size-fits-all system

The General Schedule is under attack. Here's how the government's standard pay system works and why some people want to get rid of it.

Pay & Benefits

Report recommends separate pay system for IT workers

A separate pay system based on performance and results is needed to stop the exodus of information technology workers from the federal government, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Academy of Public Administration.

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Tapping donors for diplomatic posts carries risks

A growing number of experts say it may finally be time to end the tradition of rewarding campaign contributors with plum ambassadorships.

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Bush pay decision could prevent locality-based raises

President Bush on Friday decided to let a 3.6 percent across-the-board pay raise for 2002 stand, a decision that could leave no room for additional locality-based raises for employees in San Francisco, New York and other high-priced cities.

Pay & Benefits

GSA announces 2002 per diem rates