washingtonpost.com - Federal DiaryFederal DiaryDefense Pay-Raise Flap Shaking NSPS Confidence- April 24, 2005 A single paragraph in an $81 billion spending bill provides a glimpse of why government officials must move carefully when taking on the responsibility to more rigorously link pay raises to job performance.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12549-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Lawmakers to Propose Real Estate Investment Option for TSP- April 24, 2005 Legislation that would add a real estate investment trust (REIT) option to the Thrift Savings Plan will be introduced today, three House members announced yesterday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44859-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Bill Would Restore Pension Credits- April 24, 2005 A bill that would allow former government workers to recoup their pension credits when returning to federal employment has been introduced in the House by Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.).http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7980-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... New Personnel Systems Offer Ways to Play Up Performance- April 24, 2005 Pay raises tied to performance ratings. Performance ratings linked to performance appraisals.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21961-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... DOJ Lawyers Also Want Comp Time for Travel- April 24, 2005 Civil service employees and most Foreign Service officers may claim time off for travel during their off-duty hours. But not lawyers at the Justice Department.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6045-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... TSP Hesitates to Add Real Estate to Its Turf- April 24, 2005 Is it time to add more investment options to the Thrift Savings Planhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40648-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... Dental and Vision Coverage Will Improve Next July- April 24, 2005 Enhanced dental and vision benefits will be available to federal employees and retirees in July 2006, the Office of Personnel Management said yesterday in a letter to insurance companies.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3036-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... Md. Company Wins 5-Year Maintenance Contract at Naval Medical Center- April 24, 2005 A Columbia contractor has taken over maintenance and other work that was performed by 273 federal employees at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26106-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... TSP Will Resist Adding Real Estate Fund- April 24, 2005 The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board will oppose adding a real estate investment trust fund to the Thrift Savings Plan "at this time," the board's chairman said yesterday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64106-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Panel Urges Melding of Intelligence Operations- April 24, 2005 In the television cliffhanger "24," Jack Bauer and the other government agents use fancy cell phones, powerful computers and exotic gear as they scramble to unravel a terrorist plot. The Fox TV show's subplots include bold agents who break the rules. Not the real world, by a long shot.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17392-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... |