Management
OMB ignores Congress, may bypass printing office
Ignoring a congressional mandate to use the Government Printing Office, President Bush’s budget director this week announced that private contractors may print the fiscal 2004 budget.
Management
OPM announces internal restructuring plan
The Office of Personnel Management may need to hire more staff, not cut staff, as part of a reorganization aimed at making the office a better central human resources agency for the government, a senior OPM official said Wednesday.
Pay & Benefits
Winter decisions
The Senate—and you—have several pay and benefits decisions to make this winter.
Pay & Benefits
Senate passes several federal benefits bills
The Senate on Thursday approved three minor benefits bills that would affect injured federal workers, Smithsonian Institution employees and Overseas Private Investment Corporation employees.
Pay & Benefits
Federal retirees' cost-of-living increases set
Retired federal employees will receive a 1.4 percent cost-of-living increase in their pensions this winter.
Defense
Pentagon deploys massive personnel and pay system
The Defense Department has finished setting up a massive computer system to handle pay, benefits and personnel records for the more than 800,000 civilians that work for the department worldwide, according to Pentagon officials.
Pay & Benefits
Where the bonuses are
Federal executives' bonuses hinge partly on what agency they work for.
Pay & Benefits
New TSP computer system hits another delay
A new computer system that would give federal employees more control over their 401k-style Thrift Savings Plan accounts won’t be ready for a previously announced kickoff date in November, the TSP board announced Friday.
Management
Congress orders White House to print budget through GPO
In a move that ratchets up a surprising separation-of-powers battle between the executive and legislative branches, Congress on Thursday ordered the White House to go through the Government Printing Office to print the 2004 budget.
Management
OPM pushes for lower executive performance ratings
Too many federal executives are receiving top performance ratings and rewards, Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James suggested in a recent letter to agency chiefs.
Pay & Benefits
House approves TSP catch-up contributions
Federal workers age 50 and older would be able to contribute more money to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts each year, under a bill approved by the House Monday.
Pay & Benefits
Vets fight White House over military pension boost
Veterans groups are sparring with Bush administration officials over a legislative proposal to boost pension benefits for disabled military retirees.
Management
Senator blasts White House over printing issue
The White House does not have the authority to declare unconstitutional a law requiring federal agencies to go through the Government Printing Office to buy printing goods and services, a Senator said this week.
Pay & Benefits
Cape Codders to get locality pay; others left out
The Federal Salary Council on Tuesday said federal employees in Cape Cod should be paid as much as federal employees in Boston, a change that would put thousands of more dollars into the pockets of Cape Cod employees each year.
Pay & Benefits
Panel sets 2003 locality pay rates
Federal employees would receive pay increases ranging from 4.02 percent to 4.87 percent in January 2003, under recommendations endorsed by the Federal Salary Council.
Management
White House rejects order to use printing office
Congress on Thursday ordered executive branch agencies to continue to use the Government Printing Office for most printing services. But the White House Friday said agencies can ignore the order.
Management
Agencies lower executives’ ratings, limit bonuses
Some federal agencies are getting tougher on senior executives, issuing lower performance ratings and giving out fewer bonuses, according to a new report.
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