Pay & Benefits

Packin’ it in

Agencies can now use early outs when they need to realign their workforce.

News

House panel approves fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS approps bill

Management

Union sues Bush administration over new job competition rules

The National Treasury Employees Union is suing the Bush administration over new rules for putting federal jobs up for competition with private firms, alleging the revised Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 violates federal law.

News

House passes bill to speed SEC hiring

Defense

Border agency merger already paying dividends, official says

The merger of four federal border agencies into the new Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has already tightened security along the U.S. border, an official guiding the reorganization said Wednesday.

Defense

Converted military jobs could go to contractors

Contractors could end up with some of the 320,000 military jobs Defense Department officials seek to switch to civilian positions, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.