News

Defense and VA announce joint plan to build health benefits Web site

Portal would ease access to veterans services information from both departments.

Oversight

First-term House Dems win earmarks while dueling over mantle of reform

Freshmen accounted for $263 million in personal, single-sponsor earmarks.

Pay & Benefits

Federal workforce growing more diverse, says OPM

Government boasts more minorities than general labor force, but Hispanics and women still underrepresented.

Defense

DHS chief defends grant funding, new satellite office

Congress won't see department transition plan before the incoming administration.

Pay & Benefits

Pushing Preferences

President Bush wants to expand a special hiring program for military spouses beyond Defense agencies.

News

Generational Generalizations

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News

OPM to New Execs: Back Bush's Plans

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Pay & Benefits

Vets' groups urge IT budget boost for benefits processing

The agency would see 18 percent cut under president’s 2009 request.

Defense

Air Force chief lays out new strategy

Says service must dominate air and space -- both real and cyber -- to keep nation safe.

Defense

General bemoans glut of Air Force contract protests

Contract for huge airborne tanker program to be awarded by the end of this month, but commander fears protest against it already has been written.

Pay & Benefits

Pay reforms said to need scrutiny, care-taking

Pay-for-performance systems susceptible to bias and money woes, witnesses tell House panel.

Oversight

Bush urges federal agencies to purchase from blind, severely disabled

President promotes a federal procurement initiative that provides jobs for disabled Americans.

Oversight

House chairman calls for ban on earmarks in fiscal 2009 spending bills

The rest of the Democratic leadership have largely ignored the GOP's push for earmark reform.

Defense

Lawmaker: New amphibious ships should be nuclear

Gene Taylor, D-Miss., also repeated his demand that the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle be redesigned.

Management

Outside Job

As IT contracts expand, striking a balance between oversight and flexibility isn’t easy.

News

Performance Pay: Foregone Conclusion

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Defense

Defense agency submits blast-proof budget request for White House communications

Proposal includes development of network for president and other top officials that could operate after nuclear blast.

Defense

Pentagon management of multiyear procurements questioned

Defense Department unable to justify savings from using contracts that do not require annual reauthorization, GAO finds.

Oversight

HHS secretary could be held in contempt for withholding information

House committee pressures FDA to release briefing notes on hearing about controversial new drug.

Defense

Pentagon official seeks action on pending fiscal 2008 war supplemental

Delay could hinder the military's ability to operate and sustain its forces.