Tech
Feds displaced by flooding offered use of telework centers
Month-long closure of IRS headquarters prompts GSA to open its 14 telework centers to affected employees at no charge.
Pay & Benefits
Rules of Unpaid Leave
Federal employees can continue to receive some benefits even without a paycheck.
Defense
House Democrats seek more money for rail, mass transit security
Citing Homeland Security Committee report, lawmakers assail Bush administration priorities.
Defense
House loosens claims policy for debt-ridden flood program
Congress already has allowed FEMA to borrow $20.8 billion from the Treasury to pay claims from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Defense
Defense contractors gear up to fight foreign metals ban
Industry groups want to ensure that the conference version of the defense authorization bill does not alter the status quo.
Tech
DHS lags in appointing cybersecurity czar
Nearly a year after Michael Chertoff announced the creation of the position, it remains vacant.
Tech
OMB lists products meeting ID card requirement
Agencies have until late September to finish ordering GSA-approved products to comply with mandate to issue identity cards.
Management
House agrees to provision limiting competitive sourcing
After three years of House passage but defeat later in the legislative process, language’s chances of enactment are unclear.
Tech