Pay & Benefits
Nest egg
Federal employees will soon be able to sock away money for extra health care expenses.
Management
Feds satisfied with pay, but not with management
Most federal employees are satisfied with their salaries, but they hold their leaders in low esteem, a new survey of 100,000 government workers has found.
Pay & Benefits
Federal employees receive 1 percent locality pay for 2003
Federal civilian employees will receive an average 4.1 percent pay raise in 2003, which includes 1 percent for locality-based pay, according to an executive order issued Friday.
Pay & Benefits
House chairman makes deal to avoid cuts in employee benefits
House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., has maneuvered to avoid having to cut $39 billion from federal employee benefits programs. But the cuts will have to come from other agency spending.
Management
House panel orders cuts in benefits spending, pushes pay parity
The budget resolution passed by the House Budget Committee on Thursday proposed a $39.46 billion cut in spending on federal benefits programs over the next 10 years. The House panel also approved a provision supporting military-civilian pay parity.
Pay & Benefits
Interview skills
Asking the right questions during an interview can help agencies hire the best employees.
Management
Three former officials call for fewer political appointees
Three former political appointees told House lawmakers Thursday that reducing the number of appointees would help the government run more efficiently and improve the morale of career civil servants.
Pay & Benefits
Fair game
One agency’s effort to improve the merit promotion system distinguishes itself.
Defense