Defense
Pentagon deploys massive personnel and pay system
The Defense Department has finished setting up a massive computer system to handle pay, benefits and personnel records for the more than 800,000 civilians that work for the department worldwide, according to Pentagon officials.
Pay & Benefits
Federal retirees' cost-of-living increases set
Retired federal employees will receive a 1.4 percent cost-of-living increase in their pensions this winter.
Pay & Benefits
Where the bonuses are
Federal executives' bonuses hinge partly on what agency they work for.
Pay & Benefits
New TSP computer system hits another delay
A new computer system that would give federal employees more control over their 401k-style Thrift Savings Plan accounts won’t be ready for a previously announced kickoff date in November, the TSP board announced Friday.
Pay & Benefits
Nonprofit workers more motivated than federal employees
Employees in the nonprofit sector are more committed than federal employees to their jobs, according to a new study.
Management
OPM pushes for lower executive performance ratings
Too many federal executives are receiving top performance ratings and rewards, Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James suggested in a recent letter to agency chiefs.
Pay & Benefits
House approves TSP catch-up contributions
Federal workers age 50 and older would be able to contribute more money to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts each year, under a bill approved by the House Monday.
Pay & Benefits
Vets fight White House over military pension boost
Veterans groups are sparring with Bush administration officials over a legislative proposal to boost pension benefits for disabled military retirees.
Pay & Benefits
Cape Codders to get locality pay; others left out
The Federal Salary Council on Tuesday said federal employees in Cape Cod should be paid as much as federal employees in Boston, a change that would put thousands of more dollars into the pockets of Cape Cod employees each year.
Pay & Benefits
Panel sets 2003 locality pay rates
Federal employees would receive pay increases ranging from 4.02 percent to 4.87 percent in January 2003, under recommendations endorsed by the Federal Salary Council.
Management