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House makes long-term care insurance tax-free

Federal employees’ long-term care insurance would be free from state and local taxes, under a bill passed by the House on Tuesday.

Feds contribute more than $1 million to Sept. 11 relief fund

Defense Department employees get new telecommuting directive

Lawmakers agree on 4.6 percent federal pay raise

House and Senate negotiators on Thursday agreed to a 4.6 percent average pay increase for federal civilian employees in 2002, the same basic pay raise that ...

Spending bill funds pay raise, child care, contraceptive coverage

Reining in the FEHBP

Rising costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program may be hurting your wallet. Unions, lawmakers and other observers have some ideas for holding ...

Experts weigh in on what makes telecommuting work

Appeals court affirms right to union representation during IG questioning

Senator seeks to raise pay cap for new senior executives

Agencies may be able to pay new top-level hires more than the current law allows under legislation Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, plans to introduce later this ...

Federal pension checks to go up 2.6 percent

Federal retirees in the Civil Service Retirement System will get a 2.6 percent cost-of-living increase in their pension checks in January. The cost-of-living ...