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Start Saving, Soldier!

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is trying to lure more military service members into the Thrift Savings Plan.

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Thrifty at the Thrift Plan

Budget savings at the TSP may result in cost savings for participants.

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Justice Early Outs

The Justice Department plans to offer buyouts and early retirements in an effort to better realign its workforce.

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Want a Loan? Pay Up

The Thrift Savings Plan Board wants investors to pay to borrow from their retirement accounts.

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Pairing Up for Parity

Democrats and Republicans joined forces Wednesday to beat back a movement to end the tradition of military-civilian pay parity.

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Restricted Access

Extraordinary feds not quite suited for management will get a separate pay band at the Homeland Security Department.

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Pay Parity Problems

House lawmakers vote down an amendment calling for military-civilian pay parity in 2005.

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Scrap the System

Seven Democrats call on the Defense department to drop its proposal for overhauling the civilian personnel system and start over.

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Words of Kindness

A senator with an extensive banking background praises the Thrift Savings Plan.

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Lowering the Bar

Lawmakers blast a Homeland Security proposal that would lower the standard of proof needed to discipline or fire an employee.

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Shattered Dreams

Federal labor unions' measured support for Homeland Security personnel reforms is giving way to angry denunciations.

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Pentagon Parley

Navy Secretary Gordon England will serve as point man for negotiations with organized labor over controversial proposed changes to the Pentagon’s personnel system.

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Pay Raise Malaise

Federal workers are up in arms over President Bush’s proposed 1.5 percent raise for civilian federal employees in his fiscal 2005 budget.

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Space Transformation

House approval moves a NASA personnel reform bill to the launch pad.

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Two Raises

OPM loosens restrictions to allow Senior Executive Service members to get more than one pay raise this year.

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Capped

Federal Law Enforcement officers try again to ease pay compression in their top ranks.

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The End Is Near

Details about the Homeland Security Department’s new personnel system are forthcoming, officials say.

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Holiday Hangovers

The things Congress didn’t do for federal employees in 2003.

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Raising the Roof

Senior Executive Service members will get some salary stretching room in 2004.