Management
Lawmakers consider splitting governmentwide personnel reform bill
Labor relations portion could be separated from effort to craft new compensation system.
Defense
Proposed spending cuts need Bush's backing to survive
Plan to offset costs of Katrina recovery includes cuts in defense and homeland security spending.
Defense
Computer systems at FEMA were lacking in 2004, says IG
Weeks before Hurricane Katrina made landfall, agency officials were warned that IT disaster response and preparedness systems were deficient.
Management
Congress seeks to codify post-Katrina contracting restrictions
Homeland Security announced Tuesday it has established a procurement control board to oversee and review contracts.
Defense
Debate on defense spending measure gridlocked
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., tries to attach stalled defense authorization measure as amendment to appropriations bill.
Management
Senate panel to question proposal for Farm Service closures
Nearly one-third of county offices slated to close.
Management
Report: Waiving wage law may not curb Katrina reconstruction costs
President Bush has proposed suspending law which requires federal contractors to pay a prevailing union wage.
Pay & Benefits
Salary council releases locality pay recommendations
Average increase for 2006 would be 1.21 percent, on top of base pay increase of 2.1 percent.
Defense
Homeland conferees grant first responders funding boost
Increase is smaller than expected in the wake of Katrina.
Defense
Lawmakers seek investigation of alleged TSA labor abuses
Agency cites programs to resolve complaints, reduce injury rates.
Tech
GAO: Agencies must define 'eligible teleworkers'
Auditors find inconsistencies among agencies’ definitions for positions eligible to work away from the office.
Oversight