Oversight
Obama issues sweeping ethics orders
White House staff subject to strict rules on gifts, interaction with lobbyists; civil servants face more scrutiny as well.
Pay & Benefits
Obama freezes pay for senior White House staff
President plans to hold level the salaries of about 100 employees who make more than $100,000 annually.
Pay & Benefits
Feds could gain champion for domestic partner benefits
Nominee apparent to lead OPM made significant changes to gay rights policies during his tenure at Interior under Clinton.
Pay & Benefits
Asian-American employees underreport discrimination, report finds
EEOC says stereotypes prevent advancement to senior ranks in agencies.
Defense
Defense finalizes changes to NSPS hiring, promotion rules
Rules authorize use of direct-hire authority, temporary appointments and alternative promotion procedures for personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
Changes You Can Believe In
A rundown on specific changes in pay and benefits this year that will affect your retirement.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to modify senior executive selection process
Move comes after successful run of a pilot project that did away with lengthy application narratives.
Pay & Benefits
GSA lowers mileage reimbursement rate for 2009
Rate dips 3.5 cents to 55 cents per mile.
Pay & Benefits
Room to Improve
Federal employees are happy with their paid vacation and sick leave, but are less enthusiastic about some other benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Undergraduates cite government as a top career
Survey shows thousands of U.S. college students hope to enter public service after graduation.
Oversight
Zoo chief could be named OPM director soon
John Berry worked on locality pay as a congressional aide and work-life programs at Interior.
Pay & Benefits
Young employees are more likely to see link between pay and performance
But workers 25 and younger also show less on-the-job satisfaction, according to governmentwide survey.
Oversight
Voinovich decides not to seek reelection
Senator has focused on civil service and federal management issues for years.
Oversight
Advocacy group urges Obama to focus on EEO compliance
Move comes after report shows half of agencies failed to meet special reporting requirements in fiscal 2006.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2009 Edition
Your guide to the best Retirement Planning columns since 2006.
Pay & Benefits
Feds indicate mixed satisfaction on workforce survey
Results point to performance management as an area ripe for improvement, with work-life balance also a concern.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers renew battle against pension provisions
Newly introduced bill continues long-running effort to reverse two measures that cut into benefits for employees in older retirement system.
Pay & Benefits
FBI seeks more than 3,000 new staff in historic hiring blitz
Recruitment targeted at professionals with foreign language, technology and engineering skills, among others.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Justice
Federal judges make far less money than their private sector counterparts, and the problem is likely to get worse without intervention.
Pay & Benefits