Management
Relocation board reviewing final recommendations
Members will suggest changes to legislation, agency policy and the government’s philosophy in moving employees.
Defense
House passes defense appropriations bill
Bill sets aside $363.7 billion in base military spending.
Defense
Government Reform chairman says base-closing plan could cause brain drain
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., concerned that Defense workers would leave public service rather than their communities.
Oversight
Midterm Mixers
The polarized electorate and low number of competitive races bode well for the GOP in the 2006 elections.
Management
House actions put pressure on Senate to avoid bottleneck
To save time, Senate Majority Leader could choose to shelve the Defense authorization bill.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift board sends more call center work to contractors
A contract announced Monday will reportedly save TSP $40 million over five years.
Management
Agency reorganization moves key official away from Park Police
A realignment of the National Park Service shifts the person responsible for the Park Police to a planning and policy position.
News
Industry, agencies critique method of measuring performance
Earned-value management is called costly and harmful to small business participation.
Management
NASA chief reassigns, replaces executives
As many as 50 other officials could find themselves in new offices or on the curb as agency reorganization effort takes off, observers say.
Defense
Senate panel passes $30.8 billion homeland security bill
Bill focuses on weapons of mass destruction and border security.
Defense
Financial conflict-of-interest questions slow Defense nominee's confirmation
Officials try to resolve issues so Gordon England can become the department's deputy secretary.
Defense
TSA steps up technology investments, deployments
Homeland Security secretary says in the absence of new technology, agency has done as much as it can to improve airport screening performance.
Tech
Identity theft of FDIC employees leads to bank fraud, union says
For the third time this year, federal employees’ personal information has been stolen or lost.
Pay & Benefits
House reform committee passes civil service bills
Pre-tax health insurance premium legislation headed to the House Ways and Means Committee, where it stalled last year.
Management