![]() | | ![]() | | | Friday, November 05, 2004 | |
| | FEDERAL DIARY: STEPHEN BARR
Pay Formula Calls for 2.1% Raise in 2006, but Don't Bet on It
Under the federal pay formula, white-collar civil service employees would receive a 2.1 percent across-the-board raise in January 2006, a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. But the pay formula often is ignored by the White House and Congress as they negotiate the civil service raise.
IN THE LOOP: AL KAMEN
Got a Caddy for Your Anti-Terror Gear?
There was much nervousness in the Washington area over the possibility that terrorists might try to pull something just before or on Election Day. But Asa Hutchinson, DHS undersecretary for border and transportation security, felt confident enough for a golf outing that morning.
PLAYERS: JAMES L. PAVITT
Retired Official Defends the CIA's Performance
James L. Pavitt has become the agency's most senior public advocate, defending the spies and analysts who have come under attack by Congress, the 9/11 commission, the White House and, now, their new CIA director.
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