Defense
House Armed Services panel approves $712 billion defense package
Measure includes 3.9 percent military pay raise, half a pecentage point higher than President Bush had requested.
Pay & Benefits
Ticking Clock
With time running out on the Bush administration, officials are making the case for keeping up the pace on pay reform.
Pay & Benefits
More federal executives are less satisfied with their pay
A new survey shows a 12 percent drop in pay satisfaction among senior executives during the last two years.
Pay & Benefits
Senior executives back pay for performance
Execs report they’re being held accountable for results, but satisfaction with overall pay drops.
Oversight
Lawmakers say retired feds, government paying double for drug coverage
House Democrats launch an inquiry into coordination between OPM and Medicare agency.
Oversight
Agencies need better welcome wagon for new employees, report says
Government should embrace long-term orientation process to increase retention and performance.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement rate could begin to affect service delivery
Federal employees are leaving government in high numbers in areas where workloads are increasing.
Oversight
OPM employee pitches winning idea in federal contest
A member of Gen ‘Y’ devises an online career quiz to match job seekers with the right government gig.
Pay & Benefits
OPM announces plan to improve federal hiring
Agency will create a governmentwide standard to simplify process and attract new employees.
Pay & Benefits
Dependent Clause
Once again, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program is part of a targeted effort to reduce the number of Americans without health insurance.
Pay & Benefits
OPM chief urges next president to promote public service
Linda Springer says the retirement wave is manageable, but government must rethink its marketing strategy.
Defense
Army officers warn of atrophy in critical skills
Internal report says service could face exodus of artillery officers.
Pay & Benefits
Transition could create leadership void, report says
Key agencies stand to lose more than 10 percent of their top officials when next administration takes over.
Pay & Benefits
Memo to the next prez: Gen ‘Y’ is ready and willing to serve
Gallup survey finds one-third of young adults would consider public service career if family, new commander-in-chief encouraged them.
Oversight
Acquisition workforce inches up in fiscal 2007
Government report says the number of employees handling contracting increased 4.4 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Civil service honored with weeklong events in Washington
Agencies are showcasing their work on the National Mall this week to educate the public about government.
Oversight
OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process
President Bush slated to issue executive order June 30.
Oversight
GAO to launch employee diversity reforms in response to job performance report
Discrepancies in evaluations of African-American and Caucasian analysts persist and need to be addressed, independent research group concludes.
Pay & Benefits