Unwieldy hiring process can be fixed, top personnel official says

Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James says job seekers want to work in the federal government but are dissuaded by cumbersome hiring procedure.

• David McGlinchey
• June 8, 2004

Budget deficit up $56 billion over last year

Deficit totaled $347 billion for first eight months of fiscal 2004, Congressional Budget Office reported.

• Congress Daily
• June 7, 2004

Congress, agencies set aside agendas to honor Reagan

House and Senate shut down for the week as preparations begin for state funeral Friday.

• Susan Davis and John Stanton
• June 7, 2004

Homeland Security job applicants surprised by continued hiring freeze

Job seekers want more information, and labor union leaders say this is no time to stop hiring.

• David McGlinchey
• June 7, 2004

House moves ahead with spending bills as Senate is deadlocked

Senate leaders continue to work to get the last two votes needed for passage of the budget resolution.

• Congress Daily
• June 7, 2004

Homeland Security clears up books, but hiring still frozen

Fears of a budget shortfall prove unfounded, but officials still won’t start adding staff again until 2005.

• David McGlinchey
• June 4, 2004

Agencies collaborate on threat assements

• National Journal
• June 4, 2004

GOP leaders to senators: Vote for budget bill or lose pork

Moderates threatened with loss of earmarked projects in their states.

• Peter Cohn
• June 4, 2004

Pentagon chided for failure to prevent sexual assaults

• George Cahlink
• June 3, 2004

National Building Museum honors General Services Administration

Agency is recognized for its architectural contributions to nation’s communities.

• Elizabeth Newell Jochum
• June 3, 2004

OPM approves hiring flexibilities for two agencies

OPM Director Kay Coles James grants direct hiring authority to the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services departments.

• David McGlinchey
• June 3, 2004

Grounded Forest Service tankers could be back in air this summer

Agency is working with the Federal Aviation Administration to make sure the planes are safe to fly.

• Congress Daily
• June 3, 2004

Senate committee passes postal overhaul legislation

The bill, approved unanimously, would give the Postal Service much more flexibility to act like a business.

• Zach Patton
• June 2, 2004

NASA veteran a key player in global warming debate

• Margaret Kriz and Gregg Sangillo
• May 28, 2004

CIA Deaths

• Peter H. Stone
• May 28, 2004

Senate panel to mark up postal legislation next week

Postmaster general says several key issues in the bill and similar legislation in the House need to be resolved.

• Zach Patton
• May 26, 2004

NIH weighing government authority over drug pricing

AIDS activists ask the agency to step in to lower the price of a popular drug developed partly with federal grant money.

• Emily Heil
• May 25, 2004

Exemplars of Civilian Service

• May 25, 2004

OPM to propose more flexible hiring rules

Personnel officials outline plan to ease restrictions on hiring student interns and people with disabilities.

• David McGlinchey
• May 25, 2004

Agencies urged to hire disabled students for summer jobs

Internship program aimed at beefing up recruiting efforts.

• Elizabeth Newell Jochum
• May 24, 2004