Student loan help on hold

President Bush has delayed a loan repayment regulation. Plus a new retirement hotline and new faces on a key House panel.

• Brian Friel
• February 8, 2001

Bush exempts promotions from hiring restrictions

President Bush has exempted within-grade salary increases and internal promotions for employees from recent restrictions on federal hiring. But management cuts are just around the corner.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• February 5, 2001

Officials at PTO 'blindsided' by overtime grievance

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• February 2, 2001

Two new bills push bigger military pay raise

Two members of Congress have introduced bills to increase military pay, pushing one of President Bush’s campaign promises one step closer to reality.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• February 1, 2001

House votes to raise retirement age for federal firefighters

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• February 1, 2001

Where things stand

An update on the status of six of the hottest pay and benefits issues affecting federal employees.

• Brian Friel
• February 1, 2001

Union files grievance on behalf of trademark attorneys

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 31, 2001

Agencies urged to use incentives to snare IT workers

• Kellie Lunney
• January 30, 2001

Senator: DoD misinterpreting employee education requirements

• Kellie Lunney
• January 25, 2001

Pay projections

Will military and civilian personnel get the same pay raise next year?

• Brian Friel
• January 25, 2001

Federal unions ask Bush to close the private-public pay gap

• Kellie Lunney
• January 24, 2001

Federal labor leaders question Bush's hiring controls

Hiring controls issued by President Bush last weekend have union leaders questioning how the new president plans to accomplish his goal of downsizing the federal workforce.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 24, 2001

OPM proposes to expand use of retention bonuses

• Kellie Lunney
• January 22, 2001

TSP time

It's time to start thinking about how changes in the Thrift Savings Plan will affect your investment options this year.

• Katy Saldarini
• January 18, 2001

OPM issues rules allowing student loan repayments

• Kellie Lunney
• January 12, 2001

Fill 'er up

Good news for federal travelers: The mileage reimbursement rate for travel by car is going up.

• Katy Saldarini
• January 11, 2001

Federal employee groups set legislative priorities

While Congress continues to get its house in order, federal labor unions and groups representing federal managers have set their legislative agendas for the incoming Congress and the new administration.

• Jason Peckenpaugh and Katy Saldarini
• January 9, 2001

TSP’s C Fund increases slightly in December

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 8, 2001

Clinton orders time off for preventive health screenings

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• January 8, 2001

Patent examiners accept pay raise, phase out paper files

• Kellie Lunney
• January 8, 2001