News
Senate sends back Bush mine safety, air quality nominees
Other nominations returned include Tracy Henke to be executive director of the office of state and local government coordination and preparedness at DHS.
Management
Senate confirms veteran procurement official for OMB post
Paul Denett promises to focus on emergency contracting, acquisition workforce issues.
Pay & Benefits
Report: Federal pay, benefits double private sector's
New numbers don’t account for higher education of federal employees, and fail to evaluate comparable jobs, critics say.
Tech
Agencies push to meet IT security deadline
Office of Management and Budget memo outlines steps for agencies to improve the security of sensitive information.
Management
Senate panel OKs bill to establish Justice cold case offices
FBI office would investigate unsolved civil rights-era murder cases, and separate Justice Department office would prosecute them.
News
Democrats call for NOAA to focus on troubled oceans
Senators seek more resources to address challenges; problems include loss of coastal wetlands and coral reefs.
Defense
Senate Democrats derail GOP effort to pass Defense bill
Delay makes it more likely a continuing resolution will be needed to cover the department’s initial fiscal 2007 expenses.
Defense
Spanish speakers at a premium at border and immigration agencies
Immigration and Customs Enforcement weighs language requirement for employees involved in detention of illegal immigrants.
Pay & Benefits
The Long Haul: Part Two
The second in a series on long-term care insurance focuses on whether you need to purchase a policy.
Defense
Lawmakers may cut nuclear detection office funding
Senate committee recommends cutting more than $93 million from President Bush’s $535 million budget request for the office.
Pay & Benefits
TSP international fund far outpaces others in yearlong returns
Small and mid-size domestic companies continue volatile streak, dipping in July.
Defense
IG recommends early contracting personnel involvement in reconstruction
Contingency procurement rules and a unified contracting entity also could improve post-conflict response, report says.
Defense
Senate approves measures to improve Defense accountability
Spending bill amendment limiting the annual military travel budget to $70 million passes by voice vote.
Defense
Defense bill includes funding for landmine detection bees
Honey bees have the potential to sweep for mines faster than dogs, and put the dogs and their handlers out of danger.
News
GSA releases new per diem rates
Loudoun County, Va., is removed from the Washington, D.C., per diem area.
Defense
Prospects for security bills wane as campaigns beckon
Measures passed at the committee level in both the House and Senate, including port security legislation, stand better chance.
Pay & Benefits
Bargaining for Pay
Will the new Defense and Homeland Security personnel systems open salaries to negotiation?
Defense
Defense bill attracts potential border security additions
Proposed amendments seek billions to deter illegal immigrants from entering the country.
News
Finding fraud at borders still difficult, DHS official says
Potential solutions include standardizing travel documents and requiring them to be machine readable and have biometric identifiers.
Defense