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Bush issues order implementing pay raise
President Bush has issued an executive order officially implementing a 4.1 percent average pay raise for civilian federal employees in 2004.
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Words of Kindness
A senator with an extensive banking background praises the Thrift Savings Plan.
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Lawmaker calls for competition on TSP administrative contract
The Thrift Savings Plan’s relationship with the National Finance Center took another hit Monday when a lawmaker called for the agency’s $52 million administrative services contract to be opened for competition.
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Lowering the Bar
Lawmakers blast a Homeland Security proposal that would lower the standard of proof needed to discipline or fire an employee.
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Senator calls for independent Homeland appeals board
A senior Republican senator Wednesday called for a fair and transparent in-house appeals board in the new Homeland Security Department personnel system.
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Federal labor leaders' salaries lag behind trade association execs'
While the top executives of the country’s biggest trade associations make well over $1 million per year in total compensation, labor union officials -- especially those representing federal employees -- take home far less in compensation, according to a National Journal survey.
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Key legislators stand firm on military-civilian pay parity
Washington-area House lawmakers continue to support military-civilian pay parity, despite recent calls from the Bush administration and a House Appropriations Committee member to limit the 2005 civil service pay raise.
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