Defense
DHS abandons proposed labor relations system
Omnibus spending measure effectively prevented department from implementing new rules.
Pay & Benefits
Federal workforce growing more diverse, says OPM
Government boasts more minorities than general labor force, but Hispanics and women still underrepresented.
Oversight
Coalition calls for more Social Security funding and oversight
Groups criticize office closures, Bush funding request.
Defense
Lawmaker to DHS: Don’t give appointees career status
The House Homeland Security chairman is worried about the department’s transition planning.
Pay & Benefits
Fair Pay, Fair Play
In order for pay for performance to work, employees must believe it doesn’t reinforce existing biases.
Pay & Benefits
Unions clash over TSA representation
AFGE, NTEU battle for membership, influence among the rank and file at the Transportation Security Administration.
Oversight
New campaign introduces students to public service
Partnership for Public Service helps schools get the word out about careers in federal government.
Pay & Benefits
New retirement claims system not ready for rollout, GAO says
Report warns that staffing, testing and budgeting missteps could spell failure to launch.
Pay & Benefits
Study: Ethical breaches becoming common in government
More than half of federal employees report witnessing misconduct.
Pay & Benefits
Proposed change to unfair labor practice mediation rules draws fire
Federal Labor Relations Authority says change would promote neutrality; union argues it would make mediation harder.
Defense
Homeland Security to boost staffing at 'fusion centers'
Employees will coordinate with local law enforcement and public health workers across the country.
Pay & Benefits
Defending Benefits
Federal employees are very protective of their benefits -- and wary of letting others in on the action.
Pay & Benefits
Focus shifts to recruiting older workers
Nonprofits and lawmakers seek solutions to fill critical upper-level vacancies.
Pay & Benefits
Pilot program will target corporate workers for federal jobs
Partnership for Public Service, Treasury and IBM to develop governmentwide model.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers, witnesses debate fairness of pension provisions
Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision affecting Social Security benefits have long drawn the ire of federal retirees.
Oversight
NASA contract employees win injunction against background checks
Federal judge says allowing investigations to continue forces workers to choose their between rights and their jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Honest Evaluations
The key to pay for performance is providing meaningful reviews of employees' work -- and giving them the opportunity to improve.
Pay & Benefits
Career official becomes deputy TSA administrator
Gale Rossides will implement many of the workforce plans she designed as associate administrator.
Pay & Benefits