Oversight
Agencies make the best of tight technology budgets
Two wars, a plunging deficit and a slow economy have made fiscal 2008 a historic year—for all the wrong reasons.
Pay & Benefits
OPM authorizes higher pay for hard-to-fill jobs
Regulations seek to boost agency use of underutilized pay flexibility.
Pay & Benefits
OPM publishes final rules for dental, vision program
Notice stipulates that employees cannot be denied enrollment or coverage due to a preexisting dental or vision condition.
Oversight
Georgia on Obama’s Mind
The selection of Joe Biden as a running mate may help Obama over the threshold on national security issues.
Oversight
Contractors face prospect of losing immunity in Iraq
A final agreement has yet to be reached, making it difficult to determine how companies could be affected.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Latest cybersecurity threat lies in trusted software and hardware
Justice e-mail is indicative of a larger threat agencies face called supply-chain attacks .
Oversight
Labor group highlights candidates’ differences on federal employee issues
Views on bargaining rights for airport screeners and contracting show important distinctions between Obama and McCain, AFL-CIO political director says.
Pay & Benefits
OPM proposes cost-of-living changes for Alaska and Puerto Rico
Alaska workers would see another decrease while Puerto Rico allowances would continue to rise.
Pay & Benefits
Potty parity: First Democrats, then bureaucrats?
Denver convention facility provides more toilets for women to reduce waiting times; legislation is pending in Congress that would mandate a similar approach in federal buildings.
Oversight
U.S. Postal Service tests new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
The world’s largest civilian fleet owner wants to drive the market for green transportation.
Defense
Security glitch slows early arrivals at Democratic convention
Security officials say they are equipped to handle an influx of attendees on Monday.
Pay & Benefits
Unexcused employee absences on the rise, senator says
Since 2001, nearly 300,000 federal employees have been absent without leave for some period of time, study shows.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Democratic convention shows off technological prowess
AT&T expects to handle more wireless network traffic than any single event in its history.
Oversight
Small biz advocates say change in disclosure process reduces transparency
Registry no longer requires firms to document individual offices’ annual revenue or number of employees in federal contractor database.
Defense
DHS to use controversial fusion centers during conventions
Department will collect and analyze security information that civil libertarians say could violate the public’s privacy.
Pay & Benefits