Pay & Benefits
Reports show legislative branch agencies improving leadership diversity
Despite progress, House chairman and inspectors general say more should be done to boost number of minorities in the SES.
Pay & Benefits
Gulf Coast hurricanes drain federal charity of resources
Organization is bracing itself for $1.5 million in additional requests.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring is high on new OPM director’s agenda
Hager draws on private and public sector experience, calls for greater accountability.
Pay & Benefits
As Wall Street scrambles, TSP plans for upgrades and emergencies
Board chairman praises staff for keeping costs low in fiscal 2009 budget.
Oversight
White House prepares appointee roadmap for next administration
Plan is designed to ensure that 100 key political posts are filled by April 1.
Pay & Benefits
Hatch Act rules against politicking more lenient for feds, observers say
Lawmakers consider a bill to let state and local government employees run for partisan office.
Oversight
Candidates stress need to restore faith in government
Americans would be more inclined toward public service if they were confident federal agencies were effective, McCain and Obama say.
Pay & Benefits
Hoyer seeks more information on flexible work schedules
House majority leader is not backing down on his plan for a compressed workweek.
Pay & Benefits
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Defense
GAO: Defense should address employee concerns with personnel system
Department lacks strategy for responding to employees’ negative perception of new pay-for-performance system.
Oversight
IRS moves tax processing work back in-house
Agency employees will resume direct management over taxpayer files at seven sites across the country.
Pay & Benefits
Helping Hand
Many federal employees benefit from job security in a struggling economy, but it doesn’t inoculate them against hard times.
Tech
FAA awards air traffic controller training contract to Raytheon
Ten-year deal consolidates two agreements, moves agency closer to transformation.
Defense
Two federal programs snare top public service awards
Winners receive $100,000 to help replicate creative ideas in government.
Pay & Benefits
House sends GAO pay bill to President Bush
Measure would reimburse more than 300 analysts who weren’t given raises for two years despite acceptable job performances.
Pay & Benefits
OPM issues guide to overhauling federal hiring process
Plan aims to streamline hiring and improve candidates' application experience.
Pay & Benefits
Capital-area feds got 2008 raises on par with private sector
Survey finds both sectors received a 4.5 percent pay boost between 2007 and 2008.
Oversight
Nuclear agency sets pace in hiring
Nuclear Regulatory Commission has become a model for agencies concerned about quickly replacing retiring workers.
Oversight
Democrats and Republicans voice different views on government
Convention rhetoric draws the usual battle lines between the two parties on government’s role, but both McCain and Obama acknowledge its significant impact on the public.
Defense