Defense
Lack of detention space hinders efforts to track fugitive immigrants
Inspector general recommends more resources, notes number of fugitives rose nearly 88 percent from 2001 to 2006.
Defense
New style of war key to success in Iraq
Changes in how Humvees are used, rather than in the vehicles themselves, may help reduce death rates.
Management
Feds report job and pay satisfaction
Majority of survey respondents see benefits to pay for performance systems, but many are not confident of successful implementation.
Defense
Forward Observer: Vietnam Veto Redux
The president’s veto power gives him the upper hand in Iraq discussions, short of dramatic developments on the battlefield.
Management
Ex-Interior official pleads guilty for obstruction of justice
Under agreement, prosecutors will propose a maximum 10-month sentence for former No. 2 official at the department.
Management
Lawmaker asks IRS to suspend hiring debt collection contractors
Leader of Ways and Means panel notes IRS opted against renewing one of three contracts it awarded last year.
Defense
Democratic leadership wins first major test on Iraq funds
Republicans attack war spending bill -- which passed on a narrow margin -- as a recipe for defeat in Iraq littered with "pork-barrel" funding.
Management
NASA is shirking its educational duties, union says
Labor group asks appropriators to give space agency about $1 billion more than President Bush proposed for fiscal 2008.
Defense
Merit board seeks summary judgment powers
Top official sees heavier caseload ahead with retirements, tight budgets, pay for performance and potential expansion of whistleblower rights.
Defense
CBP prepares to expand expedited import tracking
Project aims to replace a long-used paper system for processing commercial imports with electronic processing.
Management
Jury still out on Democratic oversight efforts
Quality oversight can bring about meaningful changes to program performance, but oversight can also be a political tool.
Tech
Transportation orders hold on Microsoft upgrades
Department cites cost and compatibility issues in decision to hold off on updates.
Defense
Senators add $2 billion to spending bill for security programs
Senate panel provides more for rail and transit security than House, but less for baggage explosives detection and passenger plane cargo screening.
Defense
Senate panel approves bill to boost wartime spending
White House issues a veto threat, as it did for House version that has more restrictions on troop deployments and more domestic spending.
Management
Lawmaker renews push to improve management training
Bill would require refreshers every three years on how to evaluate employees and develop performance expectations.
Pay & Benefits