Management
One sticking point removed in postal reform measure
Compromise version of bill will likely allow Postal Service partial access to escrow fund to pay for future employee health benefits and operating costs.
Defense
Lawmakers plot retaliation for cuts in anti-terror grants
Grant allocations announced Wednesday represent a 40 percent reduction in urban security funds for New York and Washington.
Pay & Benefits
May marks bleak month for the TSP
Fixed-income bonds fall into negative territory for the year.
Defense
Government continues to subsidize building in hurricane-prone areas
At the federal level, however, more thought is being given to discouraging development along high-risk stretches of coastline.
Pay & Benefits
Scarce Payback
Federal employee student loan repayments are growing, but remain a relatively rare benefit.
Defense
Level of pushback on personnel system surprising, DHS official says
Personnel chief also says he expects fast resolution to court case on labor relations aspects of the system.
Tech
Telework blamed in recent VA data loss
Analyst's ability to work from home is being used as a scapegoat, telework advocates say.
Defense
Consortium helping emergency responders would benefit from DHS bill
House spending measure allots $45.6 million more than the Bush administration requested to the consortium.
Defense
Provisions in DHS spending bill would benefit pet projects
Bill includes nearly $175 million not requested by the White House.
Tech
Panel to examine VA computer security practices
Hearing will address such issues as whether the veterans’ data stolen in early May from a department employee’s home should have been encrypted.
Management
Prosecution nears end of case against Safavian
GSA ethics officer says she was unaware of Abramoff’s interests in GSA-controlled properties.
Defense
Lacking needed funds, Army begins to cut back spending
If supplemental spending bill isn't finished by early July, promotions could be postponed and recruitment efforts suspended.
Defense