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Senators vote not to take pay raise

Senate overwhelmingly approves amendment rejecting 1.9 percent projected cost-of-living increase for 2006.

Defense

Rumsfeld seeks to scale back 'burdensome' reports

Defense secretary tells Pentagon officials to push for changes in "obsolete" laws and work on legislation to give department greater management flexibility.

Defense

DHS failed to use catastrophe response plan in Katrina’s wake

Department defends decision, saying plan was meant for unforeseen disasters.

Pay & Benefits

Senior executives see drop in performance ratings

Despite lower marks, more SES members receive performance awards.

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GSA insider to fill top position on acting basis

David Bibb is named acting commissioner of agency.

Management

Park Service updates management policies

Proposed policy includes strict guidelines for approving construction projects.

Defense

Chertoff calls for the end of 'catch and release'

Homeland Security secretary says 1,500 Border Patrol agents are being hired to beef up enforcement.

Defense

9/11 commissioners at odds with former backers

Members of panel disagree with key senators on proposal to change formula for first-responder grants.

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House GOP leaders drop plans for across-the-board budget cuts

Internal disagreement had developed about what discretionary programs might be exempt from reductions.

Management

USDA scraps plan to close field offices

Proposal to close more than 700 Farm Service Agency offices had run into widespread opposition on Capitol Hill.

Oversight

Turning the Tide

Goodwill toward Louisiana might ebb if local leaders can’t convince Congress they’ll spend billions in Katrina aid wisely.

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Senators, laborers decry suspension of wage law

Panelists urge Bush administration to reinstate Davis-Bacon Act for Gulf Coast work.

Defense

Senators spar over changes to future combat system

McCain, appropriators in tangle over spending bill language.

Pay & Benefits

Life-cycle funds could become TSP default option

Indecisive investors would have their contributions automatically dispersed among existing TSP funds.

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Forward Observer: Suiting Up for the Next Katrina

Paul McHale, assistant secretary of Defense for homeland security, seeks to apply the lessons of the hurricane response to the next crisis.

Defense

Senators may review military's domestic role

Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner, R-Va., will decide later this fall how to proceed with a congressional review of 1878 Posse Comitatus Act.

Defense

Katrina oversight proposals compete for Congress' attention

Move to establish central board to oversee recovery efforts appears to be on back burner.