http://www.govexec.comen-usThu, 13 Dec 2012 12:25:23 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2012/12/analysis-cost-pay-freeze-outweighs-savings/60141/Low morale and loss of talent could hobble government for years to come.Howard RisherThu, 13 Dec 2012 12:25:23 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2012/12/analysis-cost-pay-freeze-outweighs-savings/60141/Pay & BenefitsimageZebra/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/11/analysis-ten-reasons-to-replace-the-general-schedule/35481/Now’s the time to make tough decisions about pay -- while federal salaries are frozen.Howard RisherWed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/11/analysis-ten-reasons-to-replace-the-general-schedule/35481/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/11/analysis-searching-for-honest-performance-ratings/35400/The key to evaluating employees is managing expectations.Howard RisherFri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/11/analysis-searching-for-honest-performance-ratings/35400/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2011/07/tough-times/34313/Better managers are needed to pull agencies through rocky periods of downsizing and reform.Howard RisherWed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2011/07/tough-times/34313/Management - Management Mattershttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/05/analysis-politics-of-federal-pay-obscures-the-facts/34030/More research is needed on total compensation, accounting for employee contributions and career patterns, to properly compare public and private remuneration.Howard RisherWed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/05/analysis-politics-of-federal-pay-obscures-the-facts/34030/Newshttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/04/analysis-an-open-letter-to-chairman-issa-on-federal-pay/33784/Why studies don't help us invent a merit-based, market-sensitive system that recognizes and rewards individual employee performance.Howard RisherThu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/04/analysis-an-open-letter-to-chairman-issa-on-federal-pay/33784/Newshttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2011/03/analysis-and-the-winner-of-the-pay-debate-is/33507/Wednesday's House panel hearing on whether federal workers are underpaid or overpaid laid bare a possible route to reform of the GS system.Howard RisherThu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2011/03/analysis-and-the-winner-of-the-pay-debate-is/33507/Oversighthttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/01/analysis-time-for-a-fresh-look-at-the-federal-pay-system/33178/President Obama's proposal for a five-year spending freeze and his vision of restructuring government present an opportunity to modernize the General Schedule.Howard RisherThu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/01/analysis-time-for-a-fresh-look-at-the-federal-pay-system/33178/Newshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/01/analysis-pay-reform-at-the-crossroads/33049/The next two years are the ideal time to introduce more performance-based factors in the General Schedule system, drawing on 30 years of research and experience.Howard RisherThu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2011/01/analysis-pay-reform-at-the-crossroads/33049/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/12/analysis-remedies-beyond-the-pay-freeze/32871/With agencies facing rising retirements and attrition, the two-year run-up to the next election is a good time to revamp the General Schedule.Howard RisherFri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/12/analysis-remedies-beyond-the-pay-freeze/32871/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/11/analysis-more-twists-in-the-federal-pay-debate/32656/Actual salary data for actual workers doing similar work have not been produced, leaving discussions victim to generalizations.Howard RisherTue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/11/analysis-more-twists-in-the-federal-pay-debate/32656/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/08/analysis-the-great-federal-pay-debate/32188/It’s all about benchmarking salary on a job-for-job basis, says a leading federal compensation analyst.Howard RisherThu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2010/08/analysis-the-great-federal-pay-debate/32188/Pay & Benefitshttp://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/1997/08/why-your-pay-doesnt-stack-up/5770/Work is organized differently nowadays, and pay practices have followed suit, at least in the private sector. Government should take note.Howard RisherFri, 01 Aug 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/1997/08/why-your-pay-doesnt-stack-up/5770/Pay & Benefits