News

Roosevelt on How to Run a Government

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News

Taking Tickets to Fix Tickets

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Defense

Insurance industry debates federal role in disaster coverage

Some do not think the government should serve as a backstop.

Defense

Civil liberties board has yet to get off the ground

Panel mandated by 2004 intelligence reform law will balance executive branch power, citizen rights.

News

Vets show slight uptick in federal employment

OPM director renews commitment to veteran hiring, but one group remains wary.

News

GSA shuts down insecure contracting Web site

Security flaw allowed registered users of eOffer to access other companies’ proprietary documents.

Defense

Army Reserve may face troop cuts

Chief supports planned cuts, distinguishing himself from his colleagues in state National Guard units.

Defense

TSA awards contract to keep technology services program going

Sole-source contract, worth up to $750 million, goes to Unisys Corp.

Management

Key telework supporter promises continued advocacy

Virginia lawmaker says he’ll keep promoting the work arrangement regardless of his future committee assignments.

Defense

Bureaucracy hinders 9/11 commission recommendations

Congressional resistance and lack of funding also slow implementation of panel's recommended reforms.

News

From OPM to Congress?

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News

Lame Soundbite of the Day

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News

Navy Blues

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Defense

California governor concerned about changes to DHS grant program

Schwarzenegger asks Homeland Security to recalculate security risks for Sacramento and San Diego.

News

OPM investigators zero in on prescription drug fraud

Pharmacy benefit manager for some federal employee plans agrees to $54.6 million settlement.

Management

More federal technology work expected to go private

Report predicts that the growing deficit and tightened spending will drive IT outsourcing as a way to save money.

Defense

Report sheds light on hurricane fraud investigations

Agency inspectors general detail errors uncovered, including accounting mistake that cost FEMA more than $3 million.

Defense

DHS bureau gets first permanent chief financial officer

Move indicates commitment to overcoming fiscal problems that have plagued Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Tech

Report: Tax code complexity places heavy burden on IRS

Taxpayer advocate urges simplification to ease service, enforcement demands.

Pay & Benefits

The Real Pay Formula

The recipe actually used to derive the civilian pay raise puts employees in line for a 2.2 percent hike in 2007.