Defense
Flooding closes several Washington-area agencies
Thousands of federal employees told to go, or stay, home Monday as downpours hit the capital region.
Tech
GAO, Navy add to growing list of federal data breaches
Rash of breaches prompts OMB to release new checklist of information security safeguards.
Pay & Benefits
VA refuses to release data used to set pay for doctors, dentists
Union considering legal action to obtain market surveys the agency is using to set new pay ranges for some medical workers.
Defense
FEMA bulks up on supplies, systems for tracking them
Despite improvements, strategy emphasizing federal decision-making may continue to hinder disaster response, skeptics say.
Defense
Senate excludes intelligence employees from whistleblower bill
Move prompts call for independent agency to handle intelligence-related disclosures.
Tech
Law enforcers want help from social networking sites
Justice Department weighs mandating that Internet service providers retain data for defined period.
Defense
Chertoff: Terrorism arrests justify shift in security funding
Allegations of plots against Chicago, Miami, show need to spread grants around, Homeland Security chief says.
Management
House votes to block Walter Reed outsourcing; Army moves forward
If Senate follows suit, transition to private base operations contractor could be in jeopardy.
Defense
Senate passes Defense authorization bill
Senators vote to reinstate Air Force's multiyear plan to buy 60 F-22A Raptor fighter jets.
Management
EEOC, OPM should work together on diversity, auditors say
GAO survey finds agency roles redundant, ineffective.
Defense
House postpones floor fight over FEMA
It's not clear when floor action on bill removing agency from Homeland Security will be rescheduled.
Defense
Transportation secretary to depart next month
Norman Mineta, lone Democrat in Bush Cabinet, has served since the beginning of the administration.
Defense
Senate vote blocks funding for Defense Travel System
Pentagon's long-awaited departmentwide electronic booking system is once again on the chopping block.
Pay & Benefits
Smoothing the Transition
How to make sure you get the benefits you’ve earned as soon as possible after you retire.
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