Oversight
Bill would give National Archives greater reach in electronic records management
Archivists however worry about becoming pariahs if presidents see them as internal-affairs investigators.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Cyber criminals overseas steal U.S electronic health records
Identity theft crime wave could imperil patient safety and cost Medicare millions of dollars .
Defense
Key Dems seek to withhold funding for DHS satellite office
Lawmakers remain "extremely concerned" about agency plan to open office that would coordinate how federal, state and local officials access satellite technology.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies invest more money in student loan repayments in 2007
Justice, Defense departments are among those making the most of the benefit.
Pay & Benefits
Words of Wisdom
Some advice and insight from my aunt and uncle, who have been retired from federal service for more than three decades.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA to award Alliant contracts by December
Top official says agency will follow judge's ruling to thoroughly consider if companies can provide the IT services and if prices are reasonable.
Oversight
Agencies should improve financial management workforce planning, report finds
Technology is changing the kind of skills federal employees need.
Defense
White House threatening to veto war supplemental bill
Amendments include a non-binding requirement for troop withdrawal from Iraq and an increase in veterans' education benefits.
Defense
Intelligence community to launch pay for performance system
Employees in 10 of the 16 intelligence agencies will be evaluated and compensated based on their job performance during the next year.
Defense
Legislative amendment would suspend competitive sourcing at Defense
Provision added to authorization bill during markup puts three-year cap on A-76 competitions.
Oversight
Contractors, insurance firms gouging taxpayers, panel says
House committee chairman plans to introduce legislation that would change the Defense Department's practice of allowing contractors to negotiate their own deals on workers compensation insurance.
Defense
House Armed Services panel approves $712 billion defense package
Measure includes 3.9 percent military pay raise, half a pecentage point higher than President Bush had requested.
Pay & Benefits
Ticking Clock
With time running out on the Bush administration, officials are making the case for keeping up the pace on pay reform.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Air Force looking to build cyber weapons
Requests industry to help it hide in enemy’s networks and take down systems, but some believe the service isn’t ready to deal with cyber warfare .
Defense