Pay & Benefits
OPM orders agencies to increase telecommuting
OPM has told agencies they must not only set telecommuting policies, but actually increase the number of employees who work away from the office.
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Reality check
Congress and OPM are giving agencies the authority to offer more benefits to employees. But where’s the money to pay for those benefits?
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Unsuspecting Army employees may qualify for overtime
Thousands of civilian Army employees may be eligible for overtime pay even though they haven’t been getting it.
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Bush pledges $1.4 billion for military pay raises
As anticipated, President Bush Monday pledged a $1.4 billion pay raise for military personnel next year in a move to improve military readiness and lift morale.
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Reassignments net pay raises for IT workers at Florida base
Officials at a Navy facility in Orlando, Fla. have resolved a pay raise dispute by reclassifying approximately 300 employees’ positions.
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Student loan help on hold
President Bush has delayed a loan repayment regulation. Plus a new retirement hotline and new faces on a key House panel.
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Bush exempts promotions from hiring restrictions
President Bush has exempted within-grade salary increases and internal promotions for employees from recent restrictions on federal hiring. But management cuts are just around the corner.
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Two new bills push bigger military pay raise
Two members of Congress have introduced bills to increase military pay, pushing one of President Bush’s campaign promises one step closer to reality.
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