Pay Reform Pitfalls, By Alyssa Rosenberg, Govexec.com - June 25, 2009

Administration declines request to suspend pay-for-performance governmentwide, By Alyssa Rosenberg, Govexec.com - June 23, 2009

Personnel chief sets timeline for pay reform efforts, By Alyssa Rosenberg, govexec.com - June 23, 2009

Performance pay for all feds By STEPHEN LOSEY, Federal Times - June 01, 2009

Administration will push for governmentwide pay for performance, By Alyssa Rosenberg, GovExec.com - May 27, 2009

Defense personnel system boasts supporters, By Alex M. Parker, Govexec.com - June 26, 2009

House sounds death knell for Pentagon pay-for-performance system, By Kellie Lunney, Govexec.com - June 25, 2009

Reviews of NSPS sharply divided at first public hearing, By Alyssa Rosenberg, Govexec.com June 25, 2009

Administration calls language gutting Pentagon pay system ‘premature’ By Amelia Gruber, Govexec.com - June 24
The Obama administration on June 24 said it opposes a legislative provision that would force the Pentagon either to demonstrate that its pay-for-performance system could be reformed or to prepare to dismantle it within one year.

Lawmakers move to end NSPS By RICK MAZE, Federal Time -  June 22, 2009
The House Armed Services Committee took a step last week that could lead to the end of pay-for-performance systems at the Defense Department.

Pay parity supporters push for 3.4% civilian raise By Alyssa Rosenberg, Govexec.com June 24
Two key House advocates of pay parity have requested the House Appropriations Committee to give civilian federal workers the 3.4 percent annual pay raise a separate House committee approved for the military as part of the fiscal 2010 Defense authorization bill.   House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., and Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., expressed their views in a June 22 letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Jose Serrano, D-NY.

Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent, Congress Daily- June 24
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to approve a fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill that includes a 3.4 percent pay raise for military personnel, a half-percent higher than requested by the Obama administration, a Senate source said Tuesday.

House resuscitates FERS sick leave fix By Alex M. Parker, Govexec.com - June 24
House lawmakers on Wednesday revived federal retirement reforms that were stripped out of the newly enacted tobacco legislation.  The House, which approved the bill under a suspension of the rules, plans to roll H.R. 2990 into the fiscal 2010 Defense authorization bill.

S.Rept. 111-29 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2010 - June 18, 2009

H.Rept. 111-160 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2010 - June 17, 2009

The House passed the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill (H.R. 2918) on Friday, June 19, 2009, by a vote of 232-178.   The bill recommended a net funding level for GAO of $558,849,000 in FY 2010 for GAO, 1% more than current funding but 2% less than requested.   The Senate Committee reported bill would appropriate to GAO $553,658,000, or $5,191,000 less than the House measure.   Both bills also allow GAO to use $15,222,000 in offsetting collections derived from reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government corporations and rental of space in the GAO building. 

The amount recommended by the Senate Committee would accommodate 3,180 full-time equivalent employees, as well as uncontrollable pay and price level increases and investments in technology improvements, while the House bill would provide for 3,250 FTEs.  The House Committee Report stated that

The Committee is very appreciative of the support provided by the GAO to Congress generally and to the Appropriations Committees in particular. Its work in oversight of government operations throughout the executive agencies has contributed to significant savings and led to programmatic reforms which save taxpayers billions of dollars annually and improve government services for the public. The work of the GAO in overseeing expenditures under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Troubles Assets Relief Program (TARP) is especially critical.

Workforce Subcommittee Chair pushes pay reform, personnel flexibilities: Rep. Stephen Lynch Q&A with Gov. Exec By Alyssa Rosenberg, Govexec.com - June 19, 2009

Obama pleases unions with labor relations appointments By Alyssa Rosenberg, Govexec.com - June 8, 2009     
Federal Labor Relations Authority had key vacancies for almost a year.  Ernie DuBester to be a member of FLRA and Julia Clark to be its general counsel.  Clark played a role in IFPTE’s efforts to organize and establish a union at GAO.

Performance pay for all feds By STEPHEN LOSEY, Federal Times - June 01, 2009

Administration will push for governmentwide pay for performance, By Alyssa Rosenberg, GovExec.com - May 27, 2009

Unions say recession is sparking federal sector organizing By Alyssa Rosenberg, GovExec.com - May 29, 2009

Defense Department names task force to review NSPS, By Alex M. Parker, Govexec.com -May 15, 2009