Management

GSA chief’s top goal is efficiency

Pay & Benefits

New rule lets agencies give bonuses to blue-collar workers

Agencies can offer recruitment and relocation bonuses and retention allowances to wage-grade employees under a new rule published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register Friday.

Tech

House version of e-government bill introduced

Pay & Benefits

Bush administration seeks to let feds keep frequent flier miles

The Bush administration has sent legislation to Capitol Hill that would allow federal employees to keep frequent flier miles earned on official travel.

Defense

New Defense budget alters military-civilian pay parity picture

The Bush administration's announcement this week that it will seek a 5 percent pay raise for all military personnel next year has thrown another curve into this year's debate over military-civilian pay parity.