Pay & Benefits
Eight more agencies win authority to hike SES pay
Four Cabinet departments and four independent agencies win certification for new performance evaluation systems.
Pay & Benefits
GAO releases details of new pay structure
Pay caps raised for some employees; maximum potential earnings drop for others.
Management
More 'plum' jobs available in second Bush administration
New edition of report on political jobs cites an increase in noncompetitive positions.
Pay & Benefits
Nine more agencies gain SES pay certification
About 3,000 of the nearly 7,000 top civil service executives now are eligible for salary hikes to nearly $160,000 a year.
Management
Minor Adjustments
Often, the best outcome is incremental improvement, not the kind of jump in management effectiveness that agencies need.
Pay & Benefits
OPM rules allow agencies to raise some SES salaries
Only those with certified performance systems can boost pay rates to new base cap.
Management
GAO, scholars push for governmentwide personnel reform guidelines
Agencies warn that not complying with personnel reform could fracture the civil service.
Management
Agencies say GAO overlooked key issues in embassy construction audit
Program would assess fees to departments using space abroad, but complaints say agencies would have no say in embassy building.
Management
Perform or Else
GAO ditches across-the-board pay hikes, denying raises to employees who don't meet expectations.
Pay & Benefits
Eleven agencies win approval to raise executive pay
OPM and OMB certify that the agencies have implemented new performance appraisal systems for senior executives.
Management
Union leaders hit the road to stump for Kerry
Leaders of federal labor unions are making it clear where they stand in Tuesday’s election.
Management
Course Correction
The Pentagon tries a new approach to managing the design of its new personnel system.
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