Management
Options running out for opponents of FAA outsourcing
Denial of bid protest moves FAA one step closer to October transfer date of flight service operations to Lockheed Martin.
Management
Former contractor executives plead guilty to conflict of interest charges
Defendants offered Army official $125,000-a-year job during negotiations.
News
NASA gets shuttle off the ground
Elated, but cautious, NASA officials will review film of Discovery ’s liftoff.
Tech
Routing phone calls over Internet could make teleworking easier
Employees who need to be close to their office telephones could gain access from home over the Internet.
Oversight
The Roberts Report
Lightning rods don't resemble Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.
Defense
SES system may pave way for performance-based pay
Shift to pay-for-performance in senior ranks spurs curiosity at lower levels, say panelists at Excellence in Government conference.
Management
White House floating compromise on postal overhaul bill
Plan could break stalemate with legislators.
News
Guard leaders offering ways to end dispute over aircraft
Pennsylvania and Illinois officials filed lawsuits alleging the proposal to move Air National Guard aircraft is unconstitutional.
Management
Accounting giant pays $42 million to settle dispute over travel expenses
Federal task force had alleged that PricewaterhouseCoopers overcharged agencies.
Defense
GAO: Defense Department management weaknesses persist
Four years and $318 million in spending by the Pentagon was not enough to establish a strong enterprise architecture.
Defense
Homeland Security begins training managers on new personnel system
More than 12,000 managers will attend sessions between now and October.
Management
Chertoff repeats call for swift personnel reform
Homeland Security secretary also defends decision to leave management directorate intact.
Defense
New DHS policy shop will tackle border security, illegal immigration
Critics say proposed reorganization misses the mark when it comes to securing borders and stemming the flow of illegal aliens.
Defense