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Defense
Retired officials warn BRAC could cause civilian brain drain
Retired military officials say some workers will quit rather than move to new locations as a result of realignments.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Tech Turnover
The top technology official at the Thrift Savings Plan is leaving after a nine-year run.
Pay & Benefits
FAA workers weigh legal action in pay cap dispute
Workers unhappy with caps on compensation ponder lawsuit to accompany their EEOC age discrimination complaint.
News
Health advocates urge federal officials to prepare for flu pandemic
The House Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on the possibility of a deadly flu strain hitting the United States.
Pay & Benefits
New OPM chief confirmed by Senate
Linda Springer takes over personnel agency during contentious time for the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Flexible spending deadline extended for federal workers
OPM will allow employees to keep money in their FSAs for an extra two and a half months.
Defense
DHS management directives spark union outrage
Directives outline discipline, official responsibility and labor relations in the new Homeland Security personnel system.
Defense
Government Reform chairman says base-closing plan could cause brain drain
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., concerned that Defense workers would leave public service rather than their communities.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift board sends more call center work to contractors
A contract announced Monday will reportedly save TSP $40 million over five years.
Pay & Benefits
House reform committee passes civil service bills
Pre-tax health insurance premium legislation headed to the House Ways and Means Committee, where it stalled last year.
Pay & Benefits
New Recruits
A group of disgruntled FAA employees tries to woo more workers to their cause.
Defense
Unions continue fight against Pentagon personnel system
Coalition presents recommendations to Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England.
Pay & Benefits
Congressmen schedule base closing meeting in Virginia
Reps. Tom Davis, R-Va., and Jim Moran, D-Va., will host the June 20 town hall meeting in state where recommendation is to move thousands of workers.
Pay & Benefits
Subpoena spurs Pentagon to release base-closing documents
Sen. Joseph Lieberman says Defense has been “at least partially responsive” to questions about BRAC.
Pay & Benefits
Case for personnel reform varies by agency
A senior Bush administration official says civil service reform outside of the Defense and Homeland Security departments is needed to improve recruitment and retention.
Pay & Benefits
Bush administration expanding personnel reform quickly
Senior personnel officials say that there is no benefit in waiting for results from changes at the Defense and Homeland Security departments.
Pay & Benefits
Courtesy Pay
Under draft OPM legislation, future pay increases would be tied not just to written performance standards, but unwritten guidelines such as common courtesy.
Pay & Benefits
Union opposes draft civil service changes
NTEU says governmentwide civil service changes are premature and misguided.
Defense
Senators subpoena base closing documents
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., argue that the information is needed for local hearings.
