Defense
New Defense personnel system frees managers
But the ability to link pay raises more closely to job performance and to move employees between jobs comes with a cost.
Pay & Benefits
Senate approves stronger whistleblower protections
President Bush has said he would veto the measure, but it has very strong support in both houses of Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Groups question TSP interfund transfer restrictions
Employee council probes alternatives to limiting participants’ number of trades per month.
Pay & Benefits
Catch-all funding bill includes pay parity, personnel provisions
Move follows authorization of equal increase for military service members.
Pay & Benefits
TSP officials hear from participants on interfund restrictions
Some react negatively to a proposal to set a monthly limit on transfers, but officials are intent on moving forward.
Pay & Benefits
Performance Pay at VHA
The Veterans Health Administration is in the midst of a long-running effort to link employee pay raises to job performance.
Defense
Lawmakers urge Pentagon to weigh alternatives to furloughs
Military budgeting options could delay the need for layoffs until at least late March, a new report states.
Oversight
Intelligence agencies to launch common performance appraisal system
Employees across 16 agencies will be rated on a standard set of criteria starting with the fiscal 2009 appraisal cycle.
Defense
Conferees move to scale back Pentagon personnel changes
Final legislation would restore collective bargaining and appeal rights under the National Security Personnel System.
Pay & Benefits
Bush gives feds extra Christmas holiday
President order agencies to close Dec. 24, giving most employees a four-day weekend.
Defense
Defense recognizes contributions of disabled employees
Sixteen civilian employees are honored for outstanding contributions to the department.
Pay & Benefits
TSP equity funds post losses for November
Every stock-based funds in the 401(k)-style retirement savings plan lost money last month.
Features
Technology Rush
Just because it blows you away on screen doesn’t mean it will help attract, hire and train the employees your agency needs.
Features
Running the Light
The Bush administration has used its traffic-light system to rate agency management since 2001. Now we evaluate the president’s progress.
Pay & Benefits
Davis urges IRS to clarify tax benefit for retired safety officers
Lawmaker says agency needs to define exactly who qualifies for benefits under a 2006 law.
Pay & Benefits
Limited Trading
Thrift Savings Plan participants react to new restrictions on the number of interfund transfers allotted each month.
News
Mileage reimbursement could hit all-time high in 2008
IRS raises rate to 50.5 cents per mile; GSA likely to follow.
Pay & Benefits
President issues plan to limit pay raise to 3 percent next year
Alternative salary increase plan issued to prevent larger increases from automatically taking effect.
Pay & Benefits
OPM authorizes retention bonuses for agencies facing restructuring
Agencies with offices subject to closure or relocation can offer payments to employees likely to move to other federal jobs.
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