Pay & Benefits

GSA adjusts per diem rates in six states

Changes will apply to all government travel in affected areas March 17.

Pay & Benefits

Saving Sick Time

Employees question whether a proposed sick leave benefit is generous enough.

Pay & Benefits

Legislation would allow more feds to cash out sick leave at retirement

Civil servants under the Federal Employees Retirement System could receive a one-time payment up to $10,000.

Pay & Benefits

Nonprofit launches leadership institute for federal managers

Partnership for Public Service says seven-month program will address inadequate management skills.

Pay & Benefits

House revisits paid leave for federal parents

Legislation would provide feds with eight weeks of leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

Pay & Benefits

House committee calls for military-civilian pay parity

Budget Committee passes resolution supporting equal pay for federal employees and military personnel in 2009.

Pay & Benefits

Union calls for 3.9 percent federal pay increase in 2009

NTEU also will push to increase government’s share of health insurance premiums, among other legislative priorities.

Pay & Benefits

Riskier TSP funds post losses for February

Least risky funds lead the pack for monthly and yearly earnings.

News And Analysis

Transition Threat

DHS works to shore up its shrinking executive ranks during the change of administration.

Oversight

Social Security chief calls eliminating backlog a ‘moral imperative’

Commissioner cites hiring more judges, congressional budget approval as key to reducing disability hearings backlog.

Pay & Benefits

Performance Pay Perils

A salary system for career executives might not be the model many had hoped it would be.

Management

The Replacements

VHA grooms a younger generation to ride out the retirement wave.

Pay & Benefits

OPM launches electronic retirement system

Agency aims to improve quality of services to more than 3 million active federal employees.

Magazine

HR council launches training academy

More than 80 agencies have pooled resources to train junior human resources staff members.

Pay & Benefits

TSP tech upgrade progressing, officials say

Two-year plan to improve efficiency and enhance security is on track.

Pay & Benefits

SEC scales back pay-for-performance ambitions

Agency vows to move more cautiously before linking employees' pay to reviews.

Pay & Benefits

Pushing Preferences

President Bush wants to expand a special hiring program for military spouses beyond Defense agencies.

Pay & Benefits

Pay reforms said to need scrutiny, care-taking

Pay-for-performance systems susceptible to bias and money woes, witnesses tell House panel.

Pay & Benefits

GAO, union reach agreement on 2008 pay raises

Some agency analysts would receive a pay boost of 4.49 percent.

Defense

GAO says Defense workforce plan insufficient

The Pentagon is not prepared to tackle a pending retirement wave and other looming workforce challenges, says watchdog agency.