Management
Feds in marine program compensated better than nonfederal counterparts
Differences in salary, annual leave and other benefits cause divisions within Commerce program’s multisector workforce.
Management
Ethics office seeks to extend post-employment ‘cooling off’ period to all of SES
Move would would widen pool of top officials subject to limits on contacts with their former agencies.
Tech
Defense tech agency boosts telework to prevent exodus
The Defense Information Systems Agency is giving certain employees more chances to work from home, in anticipation of headquarters relocation.
News
Protest of tech contract upheld over trade law provisions
Case highlights difficulty technology contractors have complying with rules on where items can be manufactured.
Defense
Study sees no need to replace Air Force tankers
Report contradicts longstanding Air Force claims that aircraft were aging and in disrepair.
News
Postal overhaul bill held up in Senate
Two senators place holds on bill, saying they want more time to study its provisions.
Defense
Outlook uncertain for bill creating Katrina recovery organization
President cites fiscal, operational concerns in opposing measure.
Pay & Benefits
Getting Credit
Make sure you get proper credit for all of your federal service when retirement time comes around.
News
Budget office predicts slight increase in deficit this fiscal year
Relative to the size of the economy, deficit expected to remain about the same as last year – not accounting for policies yet to be passed by Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Democrats introduce bill to force FAA contract arbitration
Air traffic controllers back bill in the midst of tense negotiations over pay.
Management
Union asks IRS to bring contracted work back in-house
Agency says it has no plans to exercise authority to weigh shifting certain projects from contractors back to federal employees.
News
Mayors seek more federal support for disaster response
Local officials ask that the military no longer be viewed as a “resource of last resort.”
Defense
Senate budget adviser sees DHS funding increase
Senior staffer says it's the "only budget in town that is going to continue to see growth."
News
Panel: Performance-based contracting not a panacea
Despite the hype, no single contracting tool or oversight technique can fix all the government’s problems, panelists say.
Defense
Senators prepare to put Pentagon on notice over Guard cuts
Congress is increasingly wary of efforts to downsize state-run units.
Management
Postal Service lobbies against reform bill
Agency says Senate legislation likely to burden Postal Service with employees' military pension costs, limit managerial flexibility.
Pay & Benefits