Immigrant advocates sue Justice over crime database

• Shawn Zeller
• December 17, 2003

Overtime pay cap raised for supervisors

High-ranking General Schedule employees who work overtime have won a long battle to increase their compensation, thanks to a provision in the 2004 Defense Authorization Act.

• Shawn Zeller
• December 12, 2003

Raising the Roof

Senior Executive Service members will get some salary stretching room in 2004.

• Shawn Zeller
• December 11, 2003

MSPB to close offices, lay off employees

• Shawn Zeller
• December 10, 2003

President gives federal employees extra Christmas holiday

• Shawn Zeller
• December 9, 2003

Report: Head Start programs underenrolled

• Shawn Zeller
• December 5, 2003

Pay Bonding

A look at how three agencies have tackled the challenge of linking pay to performance.

• Shawn Zeller
• December 4, 2003

President signs off on Defense personnel revamp

• Shawn Zeller
• November 24, 2003

Performance Problem

The Defense Department is taking on a task that has eluded virtually every other federal agency: creating an effective, credible, trusted performance evaluation system.

• Shawn Zeller
• November 20, 2003

GAO chief seeks last piece of personnel flexibility puzzle

• Shawn Zeller
• November 18, 2003

It's Not About the Money

The leaders of agencies voted the best places to work in government say pay isn't what motivates their employees.

• Shawn Zeller
• November 13, 2003

Defense personnel overhaul headed to President Bush

• Shawn Zeller
• November 12, 2003

Unions blast Defense personnel overhaul, back Homeland effort

House-approved legislation to overhaul the civil service system at the Defense Department is drawing fire from federal employee representatives, even as they praise the process of implementing similar legislation at the Homeland Security Department.

• Shawn Zeller
• November 11, 2003

House votes for Defense personnel overhaul

The House voted Friday morning to approve the fiscal 2004 Defense Department authorization bill, including provisions that would allow Pentagon officials to overhaul the department's civilian personnel system.

• Shawn Zeller
• November 7, 2003

Smashing the System

• Shawn Zeller
• November 1, 2003

Groups reject provision in Senate Head Start bill

• Shawn Zeller
• October 31, 2003

Pay glitch affects some border inspectors at Homeland Security

• Shawn Zeller
• October 29, 2003

Union leaders optimistic about Homeland Security personnel system

• Shawn Zeller
• October 22, 2003

Legislative progress slow on Defense personnel reform

• Shawn Zeller
• October 20, 2003

Union to fight for employee-friendly pay system at Homeland Security

• Shawn Zeller
• October 17, 2003