House and Senate negotiators on Thursday agreed to a 4.6 percent average pay increase for federal civilian employees in 2002, the same basic pay raise that military personnel will receive.
Rising costs in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program may be hurting your wallet. Unions, lawmakers and other observers have some ideas for holding down federal health care costs.
House GOP leaders scheduled a vote on an aviation security bill for next Wednsday, setting the stage for a battle with Democrats over the issue of whether to federalize the airport security workforce.
