News
Data brings out disparities in promotions, performance ratings
Release of personnel statistics can help uncover discrimination and show progress – or lack thereof – in establishing a diverse workforce.
Defense
Security to be tight at Washington July Fourth celebration
Park Police leading effort to keep the nation’s largest Independence Day event incident-free in wake of thwarted U.K. plot.
Pay & Benefits
June a slow month for TSP investments
Riskiest and most conservative funds made small gains; others lost ground.
Defense
Unions seek full court review of Defense personnel ruling
Coalition asks appeals court to look at discrepancies between May ruling and earlier decision on DHS system.
Oversight
Windows security standardization cited as top tech challenge
Half of IT security officers and managers in survey say they have adequate budgets and staff to implement OMB mandate.
Oversight
Polling Trends
The Democratic presidential contest has been stable for months, but the Republican field remains volatile.
Oversight
Foes of private tax collection regroup after House defeat
Legislation pending in House and Senate would permanently shut down IRS program to outsource some collections work.
Defense
DHS steps up mass transit, airport security
"Abundance of caution" prompts extra measures during holiday week following foiled plots in the United Kingdom.
Tech
Defense official responds to critics of decision to ban popular Web sites
Order doesn’t change anything for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the sites have been blocked on U.S. Central Command networks for more than two years.
Oversight
Open government group says FOIA backlogs worse than reported
Five agencies have Freedom of Information Act requests that go back 15 years or more, according to a new report.
Pay & Benefits
State Department reaches settlement over personnel violation
Officials broke a law that prohibits agencies from granting unauthorized preferences or advantages to job applicants.
Defense
Air Force faces criticism over hotel construction project
Price tag has ballooned by $50 million to $200 million, analyst says; Air Force official disagrees, citing final cost of about $174 million.
Defense