House ends stalemate over military tax relief

• Congress Daily
• November 6, 2003

'Tis The Open Season

Open enrollment for federal health plans and flexible spending accounts begins Monday.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• November 6, 2003

White House nixes compromise on overtime pay provision

• Peter Cohn and Emily Heil
• November 5, 2003

Defense, Veterans Affairs to kick off health care demo projects

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 30, 2003

Graduation Day

A bill that increases the amount of money agencies can spend repaying employees' student loans gets a passing grade.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 30, 2003

Details on Homeland Security personnel system scarce

Despite months of discussion and collaborative efforts between union leaders and federal employees, few details emerged about what a new Homeland Security Department personnel system might look like during a hearing Wednesday.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 29, 2003

Pay glitch affects some border inspectors at Homeland Security

• Shawn Zeller
• October 29, 2003

No retraining for agriculture inspectors in border agency plan

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• October 29, 2003

GAO: Defense fails to follow guidance in development of pay system

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 24, 2003

Senate approves 4.1 percent federal civilian pay raise

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 24, 2003

Senate panel calls for report on law enforcement pay

• Greta Wodele
• October 23, 2003

GAO workforce reform bill passes Senate panel

• Greta Wodele and Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 23, 2003

The Right Stuff

Officials weigh the need for pay-for-performance against the difficulty of implementing it.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 23, 2003

Union leaders optimistic about Homeland Security personnel system

• Shawn Zeller
• October 22, 2003

House vote backs loans as Iraq bill confronts new woes

• Peter Cohn
• October 22, 2003

Legislative progress slow on Defense personnel reform

• Shawn Zeller
• October 20, 2003

Union to fight for employee-friendly pay system at Homeland Security

• Shawn Zeller
• October 17, 2003

House GOP announces deal on vets' disability, pensions

• Congress Daily
• October 17, 2003

Back to the Future

The government still grapples with many of the same personnel problems it faced 25 years ago when the Civil Service Reform Act became law.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 16, 2003

House again urged to allow vets to get both retirement, disability benefits

• Congress Daily
• October 9, 2003