Management
Senators unveil measure requiring agencies to cut energy use
Bill would force the government to take several steps toward energy efficiency, including boosting renewable energy purchases.
News
Officials cite progress on bureaucratic problems at Walter Reed
Defense official says new procedures are under way to streamline the cumbersome, several-layered system for evaluating a soldier's disability upon separation.
Management
Postal Service does not foresee layoffs despite pressures
Lawmakers express concern about potential measures to cut labor costs, which take up 80 percent of the agency’s budget.
Defense
Coast Guard to take over management of fleet upgrade
Service will decommission eight new 123-foot patrol boats converted under the program, now has fewer boats to meet expanded mission.
Defense
Lawmakers seek Justice probe of Deepwater problems
Committee has called nearly 20 industry and government officials to testify at a hearing to examine missteps in fleet upgrade program.
Tech
Justice taps contractor for troubled wireless project
Interagency program has struggled in part because of a fractured relationship between the Justice and Homeland Security departments.
Pay & Benefits
No time off for travel on holidays, OPM says
Agency issues final regulations clarifying rules on compensatory time for travel.
Management
NASA waiver to job competition rules brings in more outsiders
Nonagency bidders won 89 percent of new research and development awards under special competition procedure.
Tech
Auditors cite security problems with IRS wireless networks
Inspections in 10 cities turn up at least one unauthorized network.
Oversight
Taking a Stand
Those who disagree with President Bush give him little credit for his tenacity.
Tech
FDA's Web overhaul won't inform public, critics say
Transformation is designed to streamline Web operations, expand agency's "reach and effectiveness.”
Defense