Pay & Benefits

Congressmen seek appropriators' support for pay parity

Group responds to last week’s vote to bump the 2007 military pay raise higher than Bush’s request.

Defense

Lawmakers deny DHS extra funding for personnel system

Unions ask Congress to strip funding completely in an effort to halt human resources overhaul.

Pay & Benefits

Taxing Duty

Legislation would grant civilian employees in war zones the tax-free status of their military counterparts.

Management

Group aims to sharpen feds’ international skills

Defense Department announces increase in pay for military personnel with critical foreign language abilities.

Defense

House approves 2.7 percent military raise

Federal employee advocates reiterate calls for military-civilian pay parity.

Pay & Benefits

GSA offers buyouts to 400 employees

Agency officials said buyouts will supersede traditional layoffs to counter GSA’s low revenues.

Pay & Benefits

Pentagon issues pay tables for new personnel system

Department also puts out hundreds of pages of finalized documents with details on National Security Personnel System.

Pay & Benefits

OPM awards contract for dental and vision insurance

Personnel agency also makes deal to modernize processing of retirement checks.

Pay & Benefits

To Market, to Market

How will market-sensitive locality payments work under the new personnel systems?

Pay & Benefits

International stocks lead April TSP earnings

Fixed-income bonds were the only fund to lose ground last month.

Management

Senator crafts bill focusing on performance now, pay later

OPM will support the bill, which is less aggressive in moving employees off the General Schedule than an administration proposal.

News

Students eager for federal jobs, unsure how to get them

Online efforts leave college students confused; agencies said to need face-to-face recruitment.

News

OPM launches ad campaign to boost recruitment

TV ads featuring federal employees are part of effort to counteract anticipated rise in retirements.

Management

DoD workers seek union status on eve of personnel changes

If request is granted, 100 workers poised to enter the National Security Personnel System Sunday could get a deferment.

Pay & Benefits

Parenting Time

Lawmakers are renewing efforts to grant federal employees six weeks of paid parental leave.

Pay & Benefits

Vote on contentious TSP real estate fund postponed

Lawmakers accuse TSP board of stalling until the next congressional elections.

Management

Proposed anti-discrimination rule draws fire

OPM draft rules would count verbal reprimands for discrimination as a form of discipline.

Pay & Benefits

Federal labor lawyers dispute their own contract

National Labor Relations Board lawyers angry over cuts in detail assignments, performance awards.

Management

Swank reception honors notable federal executives

Winners of Presidential Rank Award recognized for career achievements.

Pay & Benefits

Now or Later

Adding a Roth 401(k) option to the Thrift Savings Plan would enable participants to pay taxes upfront, but this choice comes at a cost.