Defense
Pentagon seeks to create new civilian personnel system
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has sent a proposal to Congress to overhaul the Defense Department’s human resources management system and transfer authority over Defense civilian employees from the Office of Personnel Management to the Pentagon.
Pay & Benefits
Senior executives wary of Bush pay proposal
Members of the Senior Executives Association remain skeptical about a Bush administration proposal to replace the six-step executive salary scale with a performance pay salary band.
Management
Lawmakers oppose Bush’s pay-for-performance fund
Lawmakers from both parties said Tuesday they would oppose a Bush administration proposal to create a $500 million fund for performance-based pay raises for federal employees this year.
Pay & Benefits
TSP’s C fund shows signs of life in March
The Thrift Savings Plan’s C fund posted positive returns in March for the first time this year, according to the latest numbers from the plan.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift savings skinny
Federal employees may be able to check their TSP accounts daily by summer 2003.
Defense
Bill would close pay gap for active duty feds
Three Senate lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the government to pay the difference between civilian and military wages for federal employees called to active duty.
Defense
New department begins pay and personnel overhaul
The Homeland Security Department’s 170,000 employees will have a say in a plan to replace federal civil service rules with new rules governing their pay, hiring, evaluation and union involvement, department officials announced Tuesday.
Management