Defense
FEMA on hiring binge to fill out staff
Officials hope to find as many as 50 employees at a job fair Thursday; many of the available positions are in contracting.
Defense
Report: Agencies fail to track disabled reservists' complaints
No single agency has a comprehensive view of complaints filed about violations of a re-employment law, GAO says.
Management
NOAA request seeks increased funds for Bush ocean plan
Administration's request of $3.8 billion is 3.7 percent more than what the president requested for the agency in fiscal 2007.
Defense
Lawmakers keep eye on communications grant program
Funding would help state and local agencies address communications interoperability, a problem that has not been solved since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Defense
Army draws up $11 billion wish list to meet unfunded needs
List includes aircraft survivability equipment and more money to buy night-vision devices and to fix the service's truck fleet.
Management
Budget slates education, health programs for hefty cutbacks
Housing programs also hard-hit on list of 141 initiatives recommended for elimination or sharp reductions.
Defense
GAO: More information going into urban security grant decisions
Applicants must provide more details on the reason for their requests; more intelligence reports are being considered.
Tech
Officials probe latest VA data breach
Department's budget request reflects focus on information security.
Defense
Measure seeks to permanently correct military pay inequity
New bill would allow untaxed combat pay to count as income for tax credits.
News
Energy Department pledges to fend off earmark pressure
Projects will be funded only after a careful review, secretary assures senators.
Defense
Lawmakers blast DHS officials for slow response to data requests
Under executive order, managers’ job performance will be judged in part on timeliness of answers to congressional queries.
Pay & Benefits