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