House passes GAO management bill

• David McGlinchey
• February 27, 2004

Education Department to create accredited schools list

• David McGlinchey
• February 26, 2004

Lowering the Bar

Lawmakers blast a Homeland Security proposal that would lower the standard of proof needed to discipline or fire an employee.

• David McGlinchey
• February 26, 2004

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.

• David McGlinchey
• February 25, 2004

OPM backs postal payment of workers' military retirement benefits

• Zach Patton
• February 25, 2004

OPM official ducks lawmakers' call for better dental, vision benefits

• David McGlinchey
• February 24, 2004

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.

• National Journal
• February 23, 2004

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.

• David McGlinchey
• February 20, 2004

OPM seeks 'rigorous and realistic' executive ratings

A top OPM official Thursday praised agencies' efforts to more evenly distribute performance ratings among top executives, and urged them to try even harder.

• David McGlinchey
• February 19, 2004

Union presses Bush to issue order on 2004 pay raise

• Shawn Zeller
• February 19, 2004

TSP board concerned about participants’ investing styles

• David McGlinchey
• February 19, 2004

Shattered Dreams

Federal labor unions' measured support for Homeland Security personnel reforms is giving way to angry denunciations.

• Shawn Zeller
• February 19, 2004

Pay-for-performance harder than it looks, managers say

• February 18, 2004

Federal personnel reform should be uniform, panel says

• David McGlinchey
• February 18, 2004

Lawmakers push Army to fix National Guard pay problems

• David McGlinchey
• February 17, 2004

Thrift Savings Plan reconsiders administrative contract

TSP board members said Tuesday that they might end or downsize a $50 million annual contract with the Agriculture Department's National Finance Center.

• David McGlinchey
• February 17, 2004

Homeland Security unveils performance pay plan

Homeland Security Department officials said Friday that they want to transfer as many as 8,000 employees to a performance-based pay system in fiscal 2005.

• Shawn Zeller and David McGlinchey
• February 13, 2004

Pentagon Parley

Navy Secretary Gordon England will serve as point man for negotiations with organized labor over controversial proposed changes to the Pentagon’s personnel system.

• David McGlinchey
• February 12, 2004

OPM to play larger role in Defense personnel overhaul

OPM did not help develop the Pentagon’s personnel policy proposal sent to union leaders last week, but the agency is now planning to focus on the Defense Department’s personnel overhaul, a senior OPM official said Wednesday.

• David McGlinchey
• February 11, 2004

Defense Intelligence Agency boosts recruiting efforts

• David McGlinchey
• February 10, 2004