Pay & Benefits
TSP to restrict interfund transfers
Thrift Savings Plan board votes to allow only two transfers between investment funds per month starting next spring.
Defense
Congress adjourns without providing Iraq 'bridge fund'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., indicated no money would be forthcoming this year after the chamber failed to stop debate on a bill that would tie the money to a withdrawal timeline.
Oversight
Senator probes HHS help line
Aide says the swiftest connection to a customer service representative was 14 minutes, while another staffer was on hold 30 minutes.
Oversight
Privacy concerns plague Senate health IT legislation
Expert says bill relies too heavily on standards issued under a flawed 1996 law.
Defense
Congress gives Defense millions to shore up acquisition oversight
But some question whether the $48 million in funding to add personnel will solve the problem.
Tech
Report details TSA information technology management problems
Homeland Security inspector general says agency’s IT environment is decentralized, lacks integration and is ineffectively managed.
Defense
Pentagon opens high-level jobs to civilian senior execs
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England creates corps of key executive positions that "require an enterprise perspective."
Defense
Homeland Security officials say government unprepared for dirty bomb
Investigation finds that United States has shortage of labs to test individuals exposed to radiation after an attack.
Oversight
Panels drafting 'split-the-difference' budget package
House and Senate committees look to put together an omnibus spending bill outline based on a reduced target.
Oversight
Justice proposes requiring contractors to report suspected criminal violations
Rule would expand on regulations issued earlier mandating a contractor code of ethics.
Defense
Army threatens to furlough thousands of civilian employees
Secretary warns that current war funds will only last until February.
Oversight
TSA plays down GAO success at evading airport security
Adminstrator assures that "the American public can be confident traveling" at hearing.
Oversight
Work continues on spying bills despite veto threats
Committee say timing is suspect on Democrats' ammendements to FISA bill.
Pay & Benefits
Generational stereotyping seen as barrier to recruiting
Experts say younger workers, like older employees, prefer to be treated as individuals, rather than as representatives of a generation with shared characteristics.
Defense