Defense
Administration calls language gutting Pentagon pay system ‘premature’
The results of an ongoing review will help lawmakers make informed decisions about the future of the pay-for-performance arrangement, White House says.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Cyber Command creation leaves key details to be addressed
Defense Secretary Robert Gates mandates new organization ; operational, budget issues to be sorted out in coming months.
Pay & Benefits
House resuscitates FERS sick leave fix
Lawmakers plan to roll federal retirement reforms stripped out of previous legislation into Defense authorization bill.
Defense
Mass. lawmakers urge Army to keep multimillion-dollar contract in state
Defense contractor plans to close New Bedford plant producing military backpacks and relocate work to Puerto Rico.
Defense
Lawmaker eases demand for split tanker deal
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., will stop short of requiring the Pentagon to use the split-buy strategy.
Defense
Obama threatens veto of defense bill over fighter jet add-on
Allowing funding for more F-22 Raptors would reverse the Pentagon's decision to end production of the stealthy fighters.
Pay & Benefits
Pay parity supporters push for 3.4 percent civilian raise
Figure would exceed Obama’s request for civilians by 1.4 percentage points.
Defense
Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent
Plan sets pay hike a half-percent higher than the Obama administration requested.
Defense
Lawmaker says he'll urge appropriators to kill Osprey program
Officials defend the hybrid tilt-rotor aircraft, describing it as an essential weapon system.
Management
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Integrated hiring systems make it easier to tap the best job candidates.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense announces new modernization program in wake of FCS
Plan will incorporate network technologies developed for troubled weapons program.
Oversight
Data shows Alaska native firms do most of their work in other states
Representative of the corporations says it is misleading to focus on where they are based or perform projects.
Pay & Benefits