Oversight

Top five parking ticket offenders

A look at the agencies where employees owed the most in fines assessed on government vehicles for 2007.

Oversight

Congressional report blasts feds for racking up parking tickets

Agencies must do a better job tracking fines assessed on their vehicles and making sure employees pay up, Democratic investigators say.

Defense

Panel issues preliminary advice for Defense audit agency

Recommendations are designed to address management issues exposed in a July Government Accountability Office report.

Defense

Army portal tops 1 billion log-ins

Defense Department is building on service’s success to launch Web portal for entire department.

Pay & Benefits

Candidates hint at how they’ll tackle pay issues

Many government employees wonder how the next president will manage salary and job performance.

Pay & Benefits

Considering HDHPs

Is a high-deductible health plan the right choice for you this open season?

News

Management Reform: Test Your Knowledge

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News

Out of the Peace Corps, Still in Service

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Oversight

From Nextgov.com: Agencies make another dent in high-risk IT investments

To encourage further progress, OMB releases online financial analysis tool.

Defense

DHS seeks approval on employment verification rule fix

The department made changes to a provision regarding what to do when a worker provides employment information that does not match government records.

Defense

Contest for top GOP seat on Armed Services panel heats up

Top two candidates make generous contributions to the National Republican Congressional Committee and to their colleagues.

Pay & Benefits

EEOC group says agencies should boost Hispanic employment and hiring efforts

Hispanics are underrepresented in the government’s senior ranks, where they make up slightly more than 3 percent.

Oversight

White House forces OSC chief out

Scott Bloch will remain on administrative leave through early December, when his term is up.

Oversight

A contest: Name the next management agenda

Every good crusade needs a catchy title. What should the inevitable Obama or McCain reform program be called?

Defense

If Obama wins presidency, Lieberman might be odd man out

Connecticut senator could lose chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Pay & Benefits

Unfounded Fears

The economy and stock market might be in a tailspin, but federal employees shouldn’t start panicking about their benefits just yet.

Oversight

From Nextgov.com: VA taps AT&T and Qwest for telecom services

Awards are part of an increase in activity on GSA's Networx contract, to which agencies have been slow to transition.

News

Contract dollars awarded to small firms on the rise

Small businesses still receive less of the pie than mandated, and data continues to be plagued by errors.

Pay & Benefits

IG community honors auditors and investigators

Agriculture, Defense departments among top award winners.

Oversight

GAO report condemns Food and Drug Administration on foreign inspections

FDA inspects foreign drugmakers once every 13 years, in contrast to an average rate of 2.7 years for domestic firms.