Can you Spare a Quarter? US Mint Referees Disputes on Coin Designs
The depiction of a state’s image on new quarters is leading to disputes among the states.
Author: Ralph R. Smith
Federal Readers Select Bush Over Dean in Poll
FedSmith.com readers expressed a preference for George Bush over Howard Dean in the latest FedSmith.com poll.
AFGE Intensifies Political Attacks
AFGE is increasing its political exposure with a series of political ads for the 2004 presidential election
Pay for Performance: A New Reality for the SES
A new SES pay system is going into effect in January 2004.
OPM Memo: New Performance-Based Pay System for the Senior Executive Service
OPM memo to agency heads on new SES pay system
GSA Increases Mileage Rates
GSA has increased the reimbursement rates for use of personal vehicles on government business.
Military Gets Pay 4%+ Raise Plus Housing Allowance Increase
“Pay parity” between civilian and military personnel became a slogan this year for those advocating higher pay for federal civilian employees. Here is a quick summary of the 2004 military pay package.
Dow Hits 10,000. What Does It Mean for Your TSP?
Your TSP stock funds are looking much healthier than a year ago.
2% raise coming on January 1
The omnibus spending bill has been snagged in the Senate. As a result, federal employees will get a 2% raise on January 1st. The remainder will be paid retroactively.
Personnel in “trade agencies” are stretched says GAO
Increased responsibilities of America’s world trade have stretched the human resources of the federal agencies responsible for implementing the country’s trading policies.
