Pay & Benefits
Senators try a new tactic to reopen FAA’s negotiations with controllers
Bipartisan legislation would restore requirements for mediation and arbitration in contract disputes.
Pay & Benefits
A Sick Leave Remedy
Employees in a newer retirement system could soon have an incentive to think twice before calling in sick.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense Intelligence Agency launches mega IT contract
Multiple award pact will provide technology equipment and services worldwide.
Oversight
Lawmaker cries foul over government-sponsored travel to global conference
Agencies are spending nearly $500,000 to send federal employees to an annual international conference on HIV/AIDS, report says.
Defense
Former employees say Defense audit agency is 'broken'
Veterans of DCAA say performance metrics and quotas forced them to rush reports and limit investigations.
Defense
Lawmaker says DHS is thwarting cargo screening mandate
House Homeland Security Committee chairman cites 2007 law that requires all cargo to be scanned at foreign ports by 2012.
Defense
Pentagon to release draft request for proposals for tankers
The move marks the first official step in a restarting competition for the contract.
Pay & Benefits
TSP launches custom user ID option
Feature is designed to replace assigned account numbers that sparked concern among participants last fall.
Pay & Benefits
Judge: FAA owes air traffic controllers overtime pay
Agency substituted compensation time and credit hours for money.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense launches mental health portal for vets
Soldiers can anonymously seek services for combat stress and other ailments without the social stigma.
Defense
Military retirement system should be overhauled, quadrennial review board says
Changes in benefits and incentives for attracting health care workers also are recommended.
Oversight
Waxman presses for more information in wake of court ruling
House Oversight and Government Reform chairman asks OMB, Justice and EPA for descriptions of documents witheld under executive privilege claims.
Oversight
Lawmaker says IRS needs more robust response to identity theft
The agency plans to launch a victim assistance center this fall to deal with tax issues arising from identity theft.
Defense
U.S. counterterrorism efforts flounder in North Africa, GAO says
Interagency conflicts and lack of an integrated strategy thwart critical program.
Oversight
Union concerned that passport jobs could be contracted out
NFFE wants positions classified as inherently governmental so they can be filled only by government workers.
Oversight