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

Efforts to combat nuclear terrorism hindered by porous borders

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

GAO: Contractors owe $3 billion in taxes

Watchdog agency says 33,000 civilian contractors failed to pay; some committed felonies by not forwarding payroll taxes.