Management

Personnel agency offers advice on developing better managers

Survey revealing federal employees’ poor view of supervisors prompts new guidelines.

Pay & Benefits

Smart Giving

A new tool offers federal employees detailed financial information about Combined Federal Campaign charities.

Management

Intelligence agencies to follow Defense in personnel reform

Employees at 16 agencies will work under first cross-agency system outside General Schedule.

Pay & Benefits

CSRS retirees to get 3.3 percent pension bump

Retirees in the newer FERS system will receive a 2.3 percent adjustment next year.

Pay & Benefits

President honors elite federal executives

Highest award comes with cash bonus of more than $35,000.

Pay & Benefits

Trial that could out feds alleged to have bogus degrees delayed

Proceedings will only begin next October, because of the volume of documents involved.

Defense

Original judge in DHS labor case to keep jurisdiction

Agency officials required to give court a status report on new labor system in nine months.

Pay & Benefits

TSP board mulls legislative agenda

Board may seek changes in five areas, including automatic enrollment, loan restrictions and post-tax investment options.

2006 Chiefs Directory

People People

Chief human capital officers still are working to convince agencies that people matter.

Management

New government report card coming in late 2007

Nonprofit group aims to measure workforce quality, leadership and public support.

Pay & Benefits

A Helping Hand

Federal employees dig deep to help co-workers pay for education and emergencies.

Pay & Benefits

Salary council defers decision on changing locality pay formula

Change would mean New York, San Francisco employees would take home even more than colleagues in other cities.

Defense

Personnel agency opens second veterans recruitment office

Brooke Army Medical Center commander hopes office will help disabled veterans get jobs.

Pay & Benefits

On the Move

Congress extended a bill to make it easier to recoup relocation costs, but agencies may be the real winners.

Defense

Internal board could spark new clash in DHS labor overhaul

Review panel will be a centerpiece of discussions when unions and department officials meet to revise labor plan.

Management

OPM launches online toolkit to speed federal hiring

Web site will help agencies identify weak points in recruitment strategies.

Defense

Pentagon official optimistic about overturning labor ruling

David Chu says if Defense loses court case, the department may ask Congress for help.

Pay & Benefits

TSP funds make small gains in September

International investments -- usually big earners -- perform the worst.

Defense

Congress withholds millions from DHS personnel system

This month, the department will bring 6,700 more employees under the plan, centered on market and performance-based pay.

News And Analysis

Hollywood's Heroes

Glamour and government preen and coo as Coast Guard movie woos Washington.