Defense
FBI agent: Break down the intelligence ‘wall’
An exchange between an FBI agent and the agency’s headquarters shows that even before Sept. 11, the barrier between intelligence and law enforcement investigations hampered efforts to root out terrorists.
Pay & Benefits
Health insurance premiums to rise 11 percent
Federal employees’ health insurance premiums will rise an average of 11.1 percent in 2003, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Flexible spending accounts to debut next year
Federal employees will be able to cut their tax bills next year by stowing money for medical services and child care in special tax-free accounts, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday.
News
Kennedy School grads pick government over private sector
Public policy graduates from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government are getting government jobs in record numbers, school officials announced Friday.
Pay & Benefits
A Cautionary Note
The old hands of federal pay and personnel issue a warning to the Bush administration.
Defense
Treasury may transfer ATF to Justice
The Bush administration has proposed to move the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) from the Treasury Department to the Justice Department, a senior Treasury official said Wednesday.
Pay & Benefits
The busy season
Several key federal pay and benefits issues are on Congress’ autumn agenda.
Pay & Benefits
Locality pay dreams
When it comes to locality pay rates, it seems that everyone wants to escape the "Rest of the United States."
Management
Despite opposition, printing policy change on the way
Federal agencies will be able to buy printing services on their own rather than through the Government Printing Office beginning this fall, under a Bush administration plan that is moving ahead despite opposition on Capitol Hill.
Pay & Benefits
TSP board delays new computer system again
A new computer system that would give federal employees more control over their 401k-style Thrift Savings Plan accounts won’t be ready until November, the TSP board announced Tuesday.
Defense
Bush, unions tangle over national security exemption to labor laws
President Bush and federal unions are in a political tussle over a long-standing law that lets the president prevent government employees from joining unions.
Pay & Benefits
The good ol' G Fund
The meekest fund in the Thrift Savings Plan is now the most popular.
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