Pay & Benefits
Congress calls for higher federal pay raise
Federal workers should get a 4.6 percent average pay raise next year rather than President Bush’s proposed 3.6 percent raise, lawmakers said late Thursday night.
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White House, congressional leaders reach budget deal
Congressional leaders and President Bush announced agreement Wednesday on a fiscal 2002 budget resolution.
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Tax rebate could end up costing the IRS
A proposed tax rebate for taxpayers could end up costing the IRS a significant amount of money, according to IRS Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti.
Pay & Benefits
Pay parity pursuit
A Senate Republican speaks out for a higher federal pay raise next year.
Pay & Benefits
TSP board explains rules for military personnel
Military personnel’s Thrift Savings Plan accounts would operate under different rules than federal civilians’ accounts, the TSP board said on Tuesday.
Management
Unions blast Bush on outsourcing plans
The Bush administration has an unfair pro-contractor bias, two federal union leaders said this week.
Pay & Benefits
Federal workers misuse travel charge cards
Thousands of federal workers are paying their government travel bills late, and a handful are using their government travel charge cards to pay for personal items and trips, federal officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
Tech
Senators up the e-government ante
Two senators on Tuesday proposed a $600 million fund to promote e-government initiatives across all federal agencies for three years.
Tech
Chinese hackers declare war on U.S. Web sites
A Chinese hacker community has declared war on U.S. government and business Web sites, according to a message posted on the hackers’ home page.
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