Management

Bush won’t seek civil service reform this year

The Bush administration will not seek legislation this year to improve the civil service system, as proposed by President Bush in his fiscal 2002 budget, Office of Management and Budget spokesman Chris Ullman said Thursday.

Pay & Benefits

Less taxing retirement

Should you have to pay taxes on health insurance after you retire?

Pay & Benefits

IRS seeks to split its senior executive corps

IRS officials are planning to split the agency’s Senior Executive Service in two, reviving an idea that the Office of Personnel Management proposed three years ago for all agencies.

Pay & Benefits

Postal Service finds creative ways to lobby Congress

It can't play by the same lobbying rules as private corporations. So the U.S. Postal Service has special ways of getting its point across in Washington.

Pay & Benefits

Good to be golden

For the over-50 set, more retirement savings help may be on the way.

Pay & Benefits

Patent workers to get 10 percent pay raise

Thousands of Patent and Trademark Office employees will get pay raises of about 9.8 percent this weekend, the head of one of the agency’s labor unions said Thursday.

Pay & Benefits

TSP limits lifted

The annual limit on Thrift Savings Plan contributions will rise to $15,000 by 2006.

Defense

Task force charged with overhauling veterans health care

President Bush observed Memorial Day by creating a new task force to address the quality of health care service for veterans.

Pay & Benefits

House civil service panel chairman to resign

Rep. Joe Scarborough, R-Fla., who as chairman of a key civil service subcommittee backed pay and benefits reform issues, has announced he will give up his seat Sept. 6.