Renewing Energy

• Shawn Zeller
• August 15, 2004

Study shows human resources outsourcing on the rise

But U.S. lags behind some foreign countries in outsourcing HR, according to study conducted by Accenture.

• Shawn Zeller
• August 11, 2004

Federal law enforcement officers shoot for pay parity

Managers in high-cost cities are frustrated that they cannot counter salary offers made from more generous state and local police forces.

• Shawn Zeller
• August 6, 2004

Cash Cops

• Shawn Zeller
• August 1, 2004

Senior executive corps to see base salary increases

Agencies must implement new performance evaluation systems for Senior Executive Service members.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 26, 2004

OPM begins annual process of adjusting special pay rates

Agencies asked to recommend 2005 increases for about 140,000 employees by mid October.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 22, 2004

Agency Reconstruction

Officials at the Public Building Service clarified what the agency did, then reconfigured the workforce to meet that mission.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 21, 2004

Bill would protect whistleblowers

The Justice Department had opposed earlier versions of the whistleblower legislation.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 21, 2004

OPM decries patchwork of pay systems for law enforcement

Years of uncoordinated legislation and litigation has led to myriad compensation systems that differ from one agency to the next.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 16, 2004

Public Rebuilding Service

• Shawn Zeller
• July 15, 2004

Three departments reap benefits of new hiring flexibilities

Defense, HHS and Energy beat private-sector hiring average and attract highly qualified candidates.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 13, 2004

OPM studies show heightened interest in federal careers

Two-thirds of respondents to one recent survey said they were more interested in government work today than a few years ago.

• Shawn Zeller
• July 1, 2004

Getting Organized

• Shawn Zeller
• July 1, 2004

Answering the Call

• Shawn Zeller
• July 1, 2004

Raising the Rent

• Shawn Zeller
• July 1, 2004

Major federal employee union backs Kerry

The American Federation of Government Employees rally support for the presumptive Democratic nominee.

• Shawn Zeller
• June 25, 2004

Staying the Course

Preliminary results of a new OPM study show that federal law enforcement officers hung on to their jobs last year.

• Shawn Zeller
• June 24, 2004

Justice Delayed

• Shawn Zeller
• June 15, 2004

Businesses pay the price for slow visa processing

Extra security steps tangle procedures and cost millions.

• Shawn Zeller
• June 2, 2004

Union must stop voter registration drives in federal offices

Office of Special Counsel decision is politically motivated, says American Federation of Government Employees.

• Shawn Zeller
• May 28, 2004