News
Facing anthrax threat, employees have limited right not to work
Federal employees have a limited right to refuse a manager’s order if the order would place them in imminent danger, according to a federal regulation and case law.
News
Exclusive online resume bank created for SESers
If you’re a government executive looking for some spice in your career, then post your resume on a new Office of Personnel Management Web site designed to match seasoned executives with top-notch jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Reining in the FEHBP
Rising costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program may be hurting your wallet. Unions, lawmakers and other observers have some ideas for holding down federal health care costs.
Pay & Benefits
Federal pension checks to go up 2.6 percent
Federal retirees in the Civil Service Retirement System will get a 2.6 percent cost-of-living increase in their pension checks in January. The cost-of-living increase for retirees’ annuities in the Federal Employees Retirement System will be 2 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Pay-banding pros and cons
Why some federal managers and employees don’t like pay-banding—and why some love it.
News
NASA chief announces resignation
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin on Wednesday announced his resignation.
Pay & Benefits
House panel laments health premium hikes
In what has become an annual event, the House civil service panel on Tuesday complained about the rising costs of health care coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
Pay & Benefits
President seeks higher pay limit, more annual leave for federal executives
Senior federal executives would have a higher pay limit and could get more annual leave, under legislation proposed by the Bush administration Monday.
Management
FBI turns to contractors for translation help
The FBI is hiring contractors to fill its critical shortage of Arabic, Farsi and Pashto translators.
News
State Department official blasts intelligence agencies
A State Department official on Friday said intelligence agencies failed to provide visa officers with information about the suspected Sept. 11 hijackers’ terrorist links.
Pay & Benefits
Beating the TSP blues
As the Thrift Savings Plan opens up to military personnel, some federal employees are bailing out of the market. But most are staying put.
Pay & Benefits
A peek at paybanding
The way you get paid may change in the next few years. Here's a look at some models for pay reform.
Management
Treasury chief says attacks reveal leadership weaknesses
Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill said Thursday that the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has revealed holes in the leadership and performance of the government.
News
GSA announces per diem changes, rate review
Federal travelers can stay at nicer hotels in four locations in Virginia, under per diem rate changes that the General Services Administration announced last week.
Pay & Benefits
Taxpayer group urges Congress to cut pay raise
A taxpayer group last week asked members of Congress to deny themselves a pay raise next year. If Congress doesn’t get a raise, top government executives won’t get a raise either.
Pay & Benefits
Comp time, buyouts, pay hikes, pensions
Two bills advancing through Congress are chock-full of pay and benefits improvements for federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Special health coverage extended to ‘underserved’ federal workers
Federal employees and retirees in 14 states qualify for special treatment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the Office of Personnel Management announced Wednesday.
Pay & Benefits
Health plans to drop 135,000 federal workers and retirees
Thousands of federal workers and retirees must choose new health care coverage for next year because their health insurance companies are dropping them, the Office of Personnel Management announced Friday.
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