Pay & Benefits
FDIC seeks personnel overhaul from Congress
The independent agency asks for more flexibile system, but a union leader says the plan would hurt workers.
Tech
Navy intranet chief says officials are targeting key problems
Outgoing Navy Marine Corps Intranet chief Rear Adm. Charles Munns says network officials are isolating and addressing high-priority complaints.
Defense
Homeland Security officials defend student visitor system
As international students arrive in Washington, officials say Student and Exchange Visitor Information System balances efficiency, security.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies triple student loan repayments
Reimbursements to employees under three-year-old benefit program totaled $9.1 million in fiscal 2003.
Pay & Benefits
Flexible Rollover
A senior lawmaker wants employees with flexible healthcare spending accounts to keep unspent money at the end of each year.
Pay & Benefits
Report seeks more federal support for childhood vaccinations
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter calls for more funding to be directed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tech
Officials defend Navy intranet satisfaction survey
Navy Marine Corps Intranet officials said it does not present a conflict of interest for the network’s contractor to conduct the customer satisfaction survey.
Pay & Benefits
Pay problems plague Army Reserve
A Government Accountability Office survey of eight Army Reserve units finds that 95 percent of personnel experienced pay problems.
Tech
IT training programs can be linked to form federal plan, report says
A report from the Office of Personnel Management recommends integrating numerous training programs in information technology at different agencies.
Defense
Navy personnel question customer satisfaction survey results
A survey on Navy Marine Corps Intranet customer satisfaction has sparked a flood of anger from frustrated network users.
Pay & Benefits
Appealing Overtime
Three federal workers' unions are petitioning an appeals court to take another look at a case involving overtime for federal workers.
Pay & Benefits
OPM says its hiring success can be a model for the government
The Office of Personnel Management is touting its hiring process, which over the past nine months brought in employees at an average of 36 days each.
News
Study finds positive impression of federal government workers
New report from the Partnership for Public Service reveals that most Americans have a favorable view of the government, but think it is mired in bureaucracy.
Defense
Navy appoints new leader for NMCI
Rear Adm. James Godwin will take control of the $8 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet program.
News
OPM issues emergency personnel regulations after hurricane hits Florida
Hiring and leave regulations would allow agencies to bring in critical assistance for short-term recovery efforts.
Pay & Benefits
Davis steps down as chair of civil service subcommittee
Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-Va., has taken a seat on the House Select Committee on Intelligence.
Defense
Officials, lawmakers at odds over how to eliminate security clearance backlog
Lawmakers want to provide more security clearance investigators, but they are frustrated by a lack of transparency and restrictive agency policies.
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