Pay & Benefits
Catch-all funding bill includes pay parity, personnel provisions
Move follows authorization of equal increase for military service members.
Defense
House passes omnibus spending bill with 3.5 percent raise
Democrats back down on many spending priorities; Bush indicates he'll sign measure.
Pay & Benefits
TSP officials hear from participants on interfund restrictions
Some react negatively to a proposal to set a monthly limit on transfers, but officials are intent on moving forward.
Pay & Benefits
Job Corps kicks off YouTube recruiting campaign
Labor Department training program tailors advertising to students.
Pay & Benefits
Last-Minute Tips
A checklist for those about to move on to the next phase of their lives.
Defense
Lawmakers urge Pentagon to weigh alternatives to furloughs
Military budgeting options could delay the need for layoffs until at least late March, a new report states.
Oversight
Panel OKs pay hike for federal judges
Bill will now move to the full House for consideration.
Pay & Benefits
Performance Pay at VHA
The Veterans Health Administration is in the midst of a long-running effort to link employee pay raises to job performance.
Oversight
Workforce bills slow to move through Congress
Legislation on a range of federal employee issues awaiting action by committees.
Oversight
Intelligence agencies to launch common performance appraisal system
Employees across 16 agencies will be rated on a standard set of criteria starting with the fiscal 2009 appraisal cycle.
Defense
Conferees move to scale back Pentagon personnel changes
Final legislation would restore collective bargaining and appeal rights under the National Security Personnel System.
Pay & Benefits
Healthy Options
Some last-minute tips for open season procrastinators on picking a health plan.
Pay & Benefits
Bush gives feds extra Christmas holiday
President order agencies to close Dec. 24, giving most employees a four-day weekend.
Defense
Marine Corps commandant says Christmas Eve layoff notices possible
Gen. James Conway says civilian layoffs due to budget shortfalls could come March 24, and labor unions must be given 90 days notice.
Pay & Benefits
Raising Objections
President Bush has acted to hold down federal pay increases next year. He could have taken a different route.
Defense
Furlough threat hangs above Defense employees
Move is part of the Pentagon's widespread public campaign to prod Congress to appropriate money for combat operations.
Defense
Army facility wins national quality award
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center becomes first federal agency to receive prestigious Malcolm Baldrige award.
Defense
Defense recognizes contributions of disabled employees
Sixteen civilian employees are honored for outstanding contributions to the department.
Defense
Army chief says troops strained, calls pace 'unsustainable'
Gen. George Casey says fight between Congress and the White House over the supplemental funding for Iraq and Afghanistan makes his job more difficult.
Oversight