Pay & Benefits
EEOC issues guide for hiring, promoting disabled employees
Online resource outlines the tools at agencies’ disposal and the rules they must follow.
News
Marine veteran runs a tight convention
Convention's deputy CEO makes sure everything goes according to plan at Denver's Pepsi Center.
Defense
Authorities play down plot against Obama
U.S. attorney refers to two men arrested as "meth heads" and not a "real threat."
Oversight
McCain defends VA health proposal
Obama camp calls program "privatization;" veterans' advocates are wary.
Management
Touting Transparency
The Air Force links packets of information to make strategic decisions across the board.
Oversight
FAA system failure grounds hundreds of flights
Agency says software problem appears to be the cause.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Agencies increase adoption of e-travel services
Northrop Grumman's application has serviced 1 million trips .
News
Employees recognized for exceptional acquisition work
Awards program brings attention to innovation and accomplishments in a field that often gets negative publicity.
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