Pay & Benefits
Cafeteria benefit plans draw fire at hearing
A House subcommittee chairman pushed the idea of cafeteria-style benefit plans for federal employees at a hearing Tuesday, but labor leaders said the idea would simply shift costs from the government to workers.
Defense
New INS tracking system for foreign students will likely be delayed
The Immigration and Naturalization Service’s new automated system for tracking foreign students living in the United States will probably not be ready by the end of January, as currently scheduled, according to a new report from the Justice Department’s inspector general.
Pay & Benefits
SEC launches new pay system against union wishes
Employees and managers at the Securities and Exchange Commission will get pay raises of as much as 11 percent this week under a new pay system, but the SEC employees’ union isn’t happy about the new system.
Pay & Benefits