Defense
Tech projects listed among Justice’s top management challenges
Upgrading and integrating IT systems remains a hurdle, IG says.
Defense
Pentagon launches electronic health record system
System will be fully deployed by December 2006.
Management
Nonunion employees need a voice in NSPS, observers say
Regulations for new Defense personnel system do not require recognition of managers’ associations.
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House passes $49.9 billion spending cut package
Reconciliation legislation will face uphill battle in when it enters House-Senate negotiations.
Defense
House passes military construction bill after deal is struck
Bill provides $82.6 billion for veterans’ health care, military construction, housing and related agencies.
Management
Congress backs 3.1 percent raise, competitive sourcing measures
House, Senate negotiators approve union-backed changes to job competition rules.
Defense
Talks on finalizing Defense spending bill put off
Appropriators have not set meeting to craft final conference report, leaving funding issues unresolved nearly two months into new fiscal year.
Defense
Hurricanes have little influence on citizen preparedness, report finds
DHS considers placing disparate citizen preparedness efforts under single roof.
News
E-government battered in conference bill
OMB fails to secure a provision easing interagency transfers of funds.
News
Governmentwide strategic sourcing effort launched
GSA and Treasury lead interagency working groups on five commodities.
Tech
Electronic travel service survives House-Senate negotiations
Language requires 23 percent of eTravel subcontracts to go to small businesses.
News
Justice to face lower-than-requested IT funding
Lawmakers agree on cuts for wireless communications projects and central IT account.
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