Pay & Benefits

A case for reform

An argument for changing the way federal employees are paid.

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

The new benefit

Are flexible spending accounts for you?

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.

Magazine

Insult To Injury

Managing Technology

E-Learning Heats Up

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 travail

The latest computer system delay irks TSP participants.

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.

DMLSS

Doctor’s Orders

Civilian Agencies

Getting Back to Basics

Pay & Benefits

The good ol' G Fund

The meekest fund in the Thrift Savings Plan is now the most popular.