Tech

E-learning site to debut next month

Federal employees will be able to take free courses about sexual harrassment, diversity, ethics and other topics on a new e-learning Web site that will debut next month, Office of Personnel Management officials said Thursday.

Pay & Benefits

Long-term care insurance program kicks off

Federal employees, military personnel, retirees and many family members will be able to sign up for government-sponsored long-term care insurance during an open season that starts Monday and runs through Dec. 31.

Defense

Pressure to create new agency by Sept. 11 pits politics vs. policy

By agreeing to move swiftly on legislation to create a Department of Homeland Security, members of Congress have left themselves little time to alter the Bush administration's proposal.

Pay & Benefits

The pay debate

Do you trust your manager to set your pay?

Pay & Benefits

House panel backs 4.1 percent federal pay raise

A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to provide a 4.1 percent average salary increase for civilian federal employees next year.

Defense

Pentagon cracks down on charge card abuse

Defense Department Comptroller Dov Zakheim Thursday announced a series of measures, including greater penalties, intended to rein in the abuse of government-issued travel and purchase cards.