Pay & Benefits

Public service group endorses performance pay

The Coalition for Effective Change says federal managers are committed to improving government operations.

News

Navy developing plan to transfer medical positions to civilians

Officials await feedback from service facilities to help shape a plan to cut the number of uniformed health care workers.

Pay & Benefits

TSA alters two pay regulations

Change in overtime pay rules puts Transportation Security Administration in line with other federal agencies.

Pay & Benefits

Three TSP funds lose value in July

The C Fund, S Fund and I Fund lost value in July, but grew significantly over the past year.

Pay & Benefits

The Latest Legislation

Bills dealing with health benefits and reserve pay await action in Congress.

Tech

NMCI user satisfaction rising, study shows

Satisfaction rate of users of the Navy-Marine Corps intranet rises from 50 percent to 80 percent.

Tech

IRS technology officer earns praise for comments

Two congressional staff members said CIO Todd Grams hit the mark with assessment of the technology modernization program.

Tech

IRS technology chief says overreaching hurt modernization effort

CIO Todd Grams says agency took on too many projects at once without the right personnel, and efforts are under way to fix the situation.

Defense

Bush calls on Congress to create new intelligence adviser post

But the president rejects a 9/11 commission proposal to make the position a White House job.

News

Ex-Defense secretary says oversight hindered by partisan divide

Bitter disputes have prevented Congress from focusing on many federal issues, says William Cohen.

Defense

Former Defense secretary calls for more Homeland Security funding

William Cohen said Thursday that more attention must be paid to securing the nation’s borders.

Tech

GAO finds information security compliance is sporadic

Survey of 24 major federal agencies shows varied levels of conformity with federal guidelines.

Pay & Benefits

Healthy Explanation

Federal officials release details about new Health Savings Accounts and who can take advantage of them.

Management

GSA official says 'Get It Right' procurement effort set to succeed

New program is designed to encourage compliance with acquisition rules and regulations.

Tech

OPM opens USAJOBS Web site to competition

Agency wants bids by the end of August from firms interested in operating the official government employment portal.

Tech

Agriculture chooses EDS for huge eTravel program

Contract is largest yet under new GSA eTravel arrangement.

Pay & Benefits

Detecting Diploma Mills

You might be attending a diploma mill if . . .

Pay & Benefits

GAO says personnel reform must be governmentwide

Though the watchdog agency praised recent human capital reform efforts, it contends that some agencies are too far ahead of the pack.

Pay & Benefits

Defense says steps taken to fix Guard, Reserve pay problems

Pentagon finance officials said they have installed a safety net to catch errors in the overtaxed pay system.

Pay & Benefits

Thrift board accepts findings of Senate probe

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board agreed completely with the investigation into a failed computer modernization contract.