News

Black-tie affair honors government's distinguished executives

Recipients of highest award for civil servants recognized at State Department dinner.

Pay & Benefits

Agencies stepping up use of personnel flexibilities, officials say

OPM touts increased use of early retirement incentives and buyout authority to reshape workforce.

Management

An Unlikely Critic

Bush appointee questions personnel reforms.

Tech

Software glitches force shutdown of agency hiring Web sites

Problems with Monster’s QuickHire system force Homeland Security, HHS to find alternate ways of processing job applications.

News And Analysis

Aid With Strings

News And Analysis

An Unlikely Critic

Features

The Faces of Leadership

Pay & Benefits

Defense, OPM officials face questions on new personnel rules

Details of the system won’t be unveiled until after “meet-and-confer” period with unions.

Management

Growing Managers

A few key skills can make a good manager great.

Pay & Benefits

OPM official touts governmentwide civil service reform

Marta Brito Perez says decades of personnel demonstration projects have provided enough information to move forward.

Pay & Benefits

Executives continue to earn high performance marks

In 2003, nearly 75 percent of SESers received top ratings and more than half received bonuses averaging $12,883.

News And Analysis

New Day at EPA

Management

National EEOC call center opens amid controversy

Critics say customer service center will lead to decrease in efficiency.

Features

The Front Line

Defense

DHS employee appeals go to the top of the pile

Merit Systems Protection Board officials say provisions in the new Homeland Security personnel system require the agency to start giving priority to its cases.

Defense

MSPB chairman says DHS personnel changes will overburden judges

Subcommittee chairman grills board chief on previous endorsement of changes.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement wave falls short of OPM projections

Number of hires not keeping pace with vacancies, however.

News And Analysis

Out With the Old