Pay & Benefits
House panel backs 3.5 percent civil service pay raise
Lwamakers say civilian employees deserve the same pay adjustments as military personnel.
Pay & Benefits
OPM begins annual process of adjusting special pay rates
Agencies asked to recommend 2005 increases for about 140,000 employees by mid October.
Pay & Benefits
GAO says personnel reform must be governmentwide
Though the watchdog agency praised recent human capital reform efforts, it contends that some agencies are too far ahead of the pack.
Pay & Benefits
Defense says steps taken to fix Guard, Reserve pay problems
Pentagon finance officials said they have installed a safety net to catch errors in the overtaxed pay system.
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Pay parity amendment set for this week
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., pushes plan to grant 3.5 percent pay raises to military members and civilian federal workers.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift board accepts findings of Senate probe
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board agreed completely with the investigation into a failed computer modernization contract.
Pay & Benefits
OPM decries patchwork of pay systems for law enforcement
Years of uncoordinated legislation and litigation has led to myriad compensation systems that differ from one agency to the next.
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Senate ditches 'open seasons' for federal retirement contributions
If passed by House, the legislation would allow employees to alter their retirement contributions at any time.
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Senators introduce bill to provide dental, vision benefits
Legislation would provide voluntary supplemental coverage to federal employees.
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What's On Your Mind?
A Merit Systems Protection Board survey uncovers the issues most important to those involved in personnel reforms.
Pay & Benefits
GAO prepares for pay system overhaul
The watchdog agency is now able to completely separate itself from the executive branch pay system.
Defense
Defense official outlines personnel system principles
Navy Secretary tells employees process is “like designing a complex weapon system.”
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker weighs bill to address NIH conflicts of interest
Rep. Jim Greenwood, R-Pa., says he wants to remove salary caps and make agency's compensation system more transparent.
Pay & Benefits
Investigation spreads blame for mishandled TSP upgrade
The TSP board and a contractor both owe retirement plan participants an apology, congressional investigators find.
Management
Agency officials say resistance to telework is dropping
House lawmakers pledge to use appropriations stick to force agencies to support the practice.
Pay & Benefits
Eyes, Teeth, Ears and Benefits
Congress is considering new vision, dental and hearing benefits for federal employees willing to pay for them.
Pay & Benefits
Defense opens special pay center for Guard, Reserves
Cleveland office intended to centralize pay expertise in the wake of recent snafus.
Pay & Benefits
OPM studies show heightened interest in federal careers
Two-thirds of respondents to one recent survey said they were more interested in government work today than a few years ago.
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