Management
Senate bill paves way for pay-for-performance
Legislation introduced by Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, requires beefed-up performance reviews, but stops short of fully linking raises to ratings.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to reconsider dental, vision contract bids
Move comes after Blue Cross Blue Shield lodges protest; OPM says new benefits still will be ready in time for scheduled debut in November.
Pay & Benefits
Coveted Benefits
Congressional candidates campaign to make the health benefits enjoyed by federal employees available to the public.
Defense
House conflicted on extra pay for feds called to military duty
Bill would stem severe pay hit for federal employees serving in the Guard, reserves.
Pay & Benefits
House committee approves civilian-military pay parity
Members push the federal employee annual raise to 2.7 percent for 2007, still the lowest figure in several years.
Management
OPM pushes nontraditional career patterns
Eventually, agencies will be graded on whether they make unconventional work arrangements available to employees.
Management
Agencies test new performance management systems
Bush administration attempts to keep up momentum on pay-for-performance movement.
Pay & Benefits
A Thoroughly Modern Retirement System
Two out of three contracts have been awarded in the move to automate federal pension processing.
Defense
Pentagon to automate personnel management systems
One computerized system will make salary and benefits details easily accessible.
Pay & Benefits
Scarce Payback
Federal employee student loan repayments are growing, but remain a relatively rare benefit.
Pay & Benefits
May marks bleak month for the TSP
Fixed-income bonds fall into negative territory for the year.
Management
High court: On-the-job whistleblowing not free speech
Supreme Court ruling limits lawsuits against agency retaliation over on-the-job disclosure of government misconduct.
Pay & Benefits
OPM floats proposal for high-deductible health plan
Employee groups concerned move will drive up premiums in traditional plans.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Gap: The Rebuttal
Federal employees and their advocates respond to claim that civil servants are overcompensated.
Management
OPM floats new workforce management rules for agencies
Agency will require detailed annual reports on accomplishments and progress in managing employees.
Management
OPM to track agency training efforts
Agencies required to report employee-specific details by the end of year.
Pay & Benefits
Administrative law judges seek higher pay
OPM says pay for performance should be a requirement for increased salaries.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Gap: A Different Take
A libertarian think tank argues that federal pay is actually higher than private sector.
Defense
Election to represent Customs, Border employees under way
Federal court denies Agriculture union’s request for delay.
Pay & Benefits
TSP moves jobs out of New Orleans, into private sector
Hurricane Katrina prompts faster outsourcing of support jobs for retirement savings plan.
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