Defense
Bush signs port security measure
Bill requires radiation detection technology at 22 of the busiest U.S. ports by the end of 2007.
Pay & Benefits
Health Insurance Choices, Part Three
The last in a three-part series on open season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program focuses on health maintenance organizations.
News
Navy looks to develop high-energy laser weapon
Service is seeking to start testing technology in March.
Tech
SBA unveils revamped site for regulatory information
Site could eventually include features so businesses can customize it.
Pay & Benefits
Salary council defers decision on changing locality pay formula
Change would mean New York, San Francisco employees would take home even more than colleagues in other cities.
Management
Army Corps competition for IT work strains staff
Some information management offices have lost more than a third of their employees since public-private contest began.
Tech
Working group to study online procurement
Group will review agencies that use "creative" buying services, and issue a best practices guide.
Defense
Bush, lawmakers at odds over qualifications for FEMA chief
Bush says he may not abide by appropriations measure's requirement that emergency management chief have at least five years of related experience.
Pay & Benefits
A Helping Hand
Federal employees dig deep to help co-workers pay for education and emergencies.
Defense
Army pursues risky bid for boost in funding
Service seeks to be on par financially with the Air Force and the Navy for the first time since the creation of the Air Force almost 60 years ago.
News
Deficit drops as revenues climb
Overall spending increased by 7.4 percent to about $2.65 trillion in fiscal 2006.
Defense
Homeland Security seeks deals on cargo scanning
Customs and Border Protection commissioner says department is in discussions with "probably half a dozen" ports.
News
GSA reaffirms goal of speeding up schedule contracts
Agency will try new management methods, and count on applicants to provide timely responses to questions.
Management
Forum discussion probes contracting challenges
Attendees recommend replacing “acquisition” with “purchasing” to make jobs sound more appealing.
News