Federal bank examiners could get new post-employment restrictions

Bipartisan bill calls for for "cooling off period" before certain examiners could work for financial institutions they had overseen.

• Molly M. Peterson
• September 21, 2004

Postmaster general warns of rate hike if reform bill stalls

Swift passage of measure is necessary for Postal Service's financial planning, says Jack Potter.

• Alyson Klein
• September 20, 2004

Panel mandates aviation security tech upgrades

Bill mandates that the Transportation Security Administration incorporate advanced technologies such as iris scanners, explosive-detection systems, wireless devices and blast-resistant cargo and baggage containers.

• Greta Wodele
• September 15, 2004

GSA wins qualified praise for progress on new telecom contract

Industry observers are watching closely as agency develops follow-on to FTS 2001.

• Chloe Albanesius
• September 15, 2004

Appropriators seek to avoid long-term temporary funding measure

Agencies are already jockeying for exemptions from a continuing resolution that would temporarily freeze budgets at fiscal 2004 levels on Oct. 1.

• Peter Cohn
• September 15, 2004

Senators unveil bipartisan intelligence overhaul bill

Measure would create a national intelligence director with considerable budget and personnel authority.

• Amy Klamper
• September 15, 2004

Lawmakers question policy on transportation security information

Recent events spur interest in reviewing how DHS and TSA apply the “sensitive security information” designation.

• Chris Strohm
• September 15, 2004

House votes to bar IRS from outsourcing tax collection

Provision prohibits the use of private sector debt collectors.

• Amelia Gruber
• September 15, 2004

Airline ticket discount program cost drops

The City Pair Fare program will cost $101 million less in fiscal 2005 than it did in fiscal 2004.

• Daniel Pulliam
• September 15, 2004

State Department seeks to shift $3.5 billion in Iraq funds

New effort will focus on small-scale projects that show visible results quickly.

• Shane Harris
• September 14, 2004

Forest Service PR plan called legal

Agency broke no laws in paying a public relations firm to promote its plan to triple logging in Sierra Nevada forests, GAO says.

• Congress Daily
• September 14, 2004

Standard per diem rate will increase in fiscal 2005

Travel industry official critical of data used to set new rates.

• Daniel Pulliam
• September 13, 2004

Per diem rates dropped in several major cities

The General Services Administration releases the new rates for fiscal 2005 and federal travelers going to Washington, among other cities, will have to make do with less.

• David McGlinchey
• September 3, 2004

Cabinet changes expected if Bush is re-elected

• Alexis Simendinger
• September 2, 2004

Special ATF crew assembled for convention

• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
• September 1, 2004

GAO: FBI's antiterrorism focus not harming traditional work

As the bureau concentrates on terrorism, other agencies pick up the slack for drug-related, white-collar and violent crimes.

• Amelia Gruber
• September 1, 2004

OPM’s James rallies GOP troops

At convention in New York, civil service chief makes a get-out-the-vote pitch to swing-state delegates.

• Brian Friel
• August 30, 2004

Discrimination issues on the agenda at EEOC conference

Civil rights advocates say the agency falls short in helping implement a 2002 anti-discrimination law.

• Amelia Gruber
• August 30, 2004

Critics: Details about new Pentagon personnel system are scarce

Coalition of 35 unions accuse Defense of refusing to negotiate and not sharing information.

• Shawn Zeller
• August 26, 2004

IG: Energy facilities lack complete continuity of operations plans

Five laboratories, including four nuclear sites, failed to test emergency plans or correct weaknesses, report says.

• Amelia Gruber
• August 19, 2004