Author Archive
Management
Introducing the 2024 Government Hall of Fame inductees
Mary Frances Berry and James Lee Witt join the sixth class of this distinguished group. All the inductees will be honored at a gala celebration on April 24.
Management
How Greenbelt won the FBI’s new headquarters
The agency’s pick for its new headquarters won out over sites in Virginia and Maryland despite being the smallest buildable offering. The choice has sparked some controversy.
Pay & Benefits
Success of civil service overhaul could hinge on rollout of Pentagon plan
GAO says poor execution of National Security Personnel System could doom governmentwide personnel reform efforts.
Defense
Unions move to block implementation of new DHS personnel system
Group asks court to rule on legality of regulations.
Pay & Benefits
Defense personnel reform postponed
Target date for first group of employees to join the system shifted from July until the fall.
News
Washington-area federal agencies close early due to snow
Emergency employees remain on the job under winter storm warning.
Pay & Benefits
Bush administration unveils 2005 pay raise
Executive order calls for a 3.5 percent average pay increase.
Pay & Benefits
Bill eliminating TSP open seasons headed to White House
Legislation includes financial literacy language.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal to eliminate 2005 locality pay increase angers unions
Plan is evidence of "low value" President Bush places on civil service workers, union leader says.
Pay & Benefits
Bush moves to limit 2005 pay raise to 2.5 percent
President says no locality pay raise for civilian workers next year.
Pay & Benefits
House panel backs 3.5 percent civil service pay raise
Lwamakers say civilian employees deserve the same pay adjustments as military personnel.
Pay & Benefits
TSP numbers climb in January
The Thrift Savings Plan's S, C, I, F and G funds all grew in January, according to the latest numbers from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
