Pay & Benefits
Administration seeks to raise SES pay cap
The Bush administration wants to raise a cap on federal executives’ salaries, administration officials said Friday.
Pay & Benefits
Senate backs omnibus spending bill with 4.1 percent raise
The Senate Thursday passed a $390 billion fiscal 2003 omnibus appropriations package that includes a 4.1 percent pay increase for civilian federal employees this year.
Pay & Benefits
Pay-for-performance
Exceptional employees need not fear pay-for-performance measures.
Pay & Benefits
Pay flexibility
Government reform advocates say federal pay systems need some room to stretch.
Management
OPM revamps management intern program, weighs pay hike
In an effort to revitalize the 25-year-old Presidential Management Intern program, the Office of Personnel Management is considering increasing the pay of entry-level interns, the agency says.
Pay & Benefits
GSA lowers mileage reimbursement rate for 2003
Federal employees who travel in their own cars on government business will receive 36 cents per mile in 2003, a half-penny less than they received in 2002.
Management
Pay, purchasing, technology top new House chairman’s agenda
Pay-for-performance measures, procurement reform, and improved technology systems will all see a renewed focus as Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., takes the helm of the House Government Reform Committee.
Pay & Benefits
New benefits in 2003
The pay and benefits boosts federal employees and retirees did—and didn't—receive in 2002.
Pay & Benefits
Bonuses for senior executives at Transportation in jeopardy
The Transportation Department may withhold performance awards and bonuses from eligible employees if fiscal 2003 funds aren't enough to cover both pay raises and bonuses.
Management
Investigators probe theft of Defense medical records
Federal investigators are trying to find the thieves who stole computer equipment and medical records from a military contractor’s offices in mid-December.
Pay & Benefits