Management
Lawmakers seek earlier financial audits, fewer improper payments
Executives share strategies for improving financial performance.
Defense
DHS personnel system attacked, lauded
Several officials tell Senate subcommittee that extensive training is needed if overhaul of system is to succeed.
Management
Cabinet rejections few and far between
Senate has voted to reject a Cabinet nominee only 12 times, and three of these were the same man in one day.
Defense
Army seeks $12 billion annually for transformation
First installment will come as part of Bush administration's fiscal 2005 supplemental spending request to be delivered to lawmakers next week.
Defense
Chertoff nomination stalls over Guantanamo Bay questions
Holdup over contentious FBI memo and debate on class-action overhaul measure pushes back Senate vote until next week.
Pay & Benefits
Easing the Burden
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer wants the government to pay a higher percentage of health insurance premiums.
Defense
DHS budget puts administration on collision course with lawmakers, airlines
Proposed 2006 budget strengthens surveillance and detention operations, while reducing grants for first responders.
Pay & Benefits
House Government Reform Committee creates new subpanels
In reorganization, Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., will lead new Federal Workforce and Agency Organization Subcommittee.
Management
Contractor duels with Air Force over accusations of wrongdoing
Agency warned contracting officers of rules’ violations, which the company denies.
Management
Judge wants Interior secretary to testify on Indian trust fund
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth instructs Gale Norton to a defend her actions in response to Indian trust fund lawsuit.
Defense
Senator: Base-closing process won't be as dire as expected
After meeting with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said that return of troops from garrisons overseas would lessen adverse impact at home.
Defense
Appropriators modify plan for military quality of life panel
Plan to eliminate subcommmittees keeps military personnel accounts within the Defense appropriations bill.
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