Pay & Benefits

The battle begins

The Office of Management and Budget squares off against federal unions and Washington-area lawmakers on the size of the 2003 pay raise.

Defense

Letters from the front: The war on terrorism up close

Troops in Afghanistan describe what it's really like to be on the front lines of the battle against terrorism.

Pay & Benefits

House members to push for 4.1 percent civilian pay raise

Civilian federal employees should get the same pay raise in 2003 as military service members, a key House Appropriations Committee member said Monday.

Defense

Rent-a-weapons

The Pentagon's plan to lease weapons, instead of buying them, should be scrutinized.