Pay & Benefits

Car-Free Feds

GSA encourages federal employees to dump their cars on Sept. 22.

Defense

Top-notch civil servants lauded at black-tie gala

Awards recognize achievements in disaster planning, environmental protection, medicine, law and social justice.

Pay & Benefits

Gulf Coast hurricanes drain federal charity of resources

Organization is bracing itself for $1.5 million in additional requests.

Pay & Benefits

Hoyer seeks more information on flexible work schedules

House majority leader is not backing down on his plan for a compressed workweek.

Oversight

White House prepares appointee roadmap for next administration

Plan is designed to ensure that 100 key political posts are filled by April 1.

Oversight

IRS moves tax processing work back in-house

Agency employees will resume direct management over taxpayer files at seven sites across the country.

Defense

GAO: Defense should address employee concerns with personnel system

Department lacks strategy for responding to employees’ negative perception of new pay-for-performance system.

Defense

Two federal programs snare top public service awards

Winners receive $100,000 to help replicate creative ideas in government.

Pay & Benefits

OPM issues guide to overhauling federal hiring process

Plan aims to streamline hiring and improve candidates' application experience.

Pay & Benefits

House sends GAO pay bill to President Bush

Measure would reimburse more than 300 analysts who weren’t given raises for two years despite acceptable job performances.

Oversight

Nuclear agency sets pace in hiring

Nuclear Regulatory Commission has become a model for agencies concerned about quickly replacing retiring workers.

Pay & Benefits

Salary council calls for review of locality pay

Fourteen regions petition to be added as new locality pay areas to help address recruiting and retention challenges.

Pay & Benefits

Long-Term Considerations

OPM warns of possible changes to the federal long-term care insurance program.

Pay & Benefits

OPM criticizes proposal for a compressed work week

Personnel chief says the new schedule could hinder taxpayer services, security, and recruitment and retention.

Pay & Benefits

Small and common stocks top August TSP earnings

Only international investments posted losses last month.

Features

Hire Calling

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has become a model of faster, smarter hiring.

Pay & Benefits

Smarter Self-Assessments

How you write your annual performance appraisal could mean the difference between mediocre and exceptional ratings.

Pay & Benefits

EEOC issues guide for hiring, promoting disabled employees

Online resource outlines the tools at agencies’ disposal and the rules they must follow.

Pay & Benefits

OPM publishes final rules for dental, vision program

Notice stipulates that employees cannot be denied enrollment or coverage due to a preexisting dental or vision condition.

Pay & Benefits

OPM authorizes higher pay for hard-to-fill jobs

Regulations seek to boost agency use of underutilized pay flexibility.