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.

News

Chimp Heaven

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People Persons

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'Rocky' Start

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Excellence in Blogging

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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

Veto threat raised against any attempts to delay BRAC

White House issues warning shot to opponents of base closures.

News

TSP hires chief investment officer

Board creates new position to oversee investment policies.