Pay & Benefits

Feds get half-day off on Christmas Eve

News

Despite prohibition, Clinton appointees got bonuses

Records indicate Clinton adminstration political appointees were awarded cash bonuses, despite a presidential directive designed to curb the practice.

Management

Lax controls at postal facilities result in missing money

About $6.3 million in cash and checks were stolen or embezzled from the Postal Service during fiscal 2001 because employees failed to follow security procedures, according to a new General Accounting Office report.

Management

Senator vows to push for more personnel flexibilities

After his success in getting several personnel reform measures into the recently signed homeland security act, Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, plans to push for more federal human resources flexibilities next year.