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Management

Boeing may pay $615 million to close federal contracting investigations

Darleen Druyun investigation among those that would be ended; senior execs at company would avoid prosecution.

Management

GOP to put caps on individual spending bills

Approach has been used only four times in the history of the 1974 Budget Act, most recently in 1996.

Management

Legislative provision would benefit Postal Service competitors

Provision is in House version of postal reform bill; White House has threatened veto over language on veterans' pensions in both the House- and Senate-passed versions.

Defense

Lawmakers deny DHS extra funding for personnel system

Unions ask Congress to strip funding completely in an effort to halt human resources overhaul.

News

Forward Observer: Overdue Oversight

Lawmakers are getting more serious about their responsibility to oversee the Defense Department.

Defense

TSA plan to charge port workers for ID cards draws fire

Plan to gather as much as $118 million from workers may be challenged in public hearings.

Tech

Justice agency, union reach telework agreement

About 750 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives employees will have greater flexibility to work away from the office under new policy.

News

Defense inspector general OKs use of GSA contracting offices

But Pentagon presses legal interpretation that could force GSA to refund hundreds of millions of dollars in contract funds.

News

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