News
Intelligence bill overhauls procedures for security clearances
Legislation mandates faster processing and requires agencies to recognize each other's clearances.
News
Lockheed receives contract extension for Sandia labs
Extra year from nuclear security agency is a reward for the contractor’s management of New Mexico facility.
Defense
Homeland Security evaluates new border security requirements
Undersecretary says ‘very huge investment’ needed for the upgrades mandated in the intelligence reform bill.
Defense
Pentagon official backs sexual assault policy recommendations
Defense Department moves closer to reforming policies on response to allegations of assault.
Management
Private firms won most job competitions at GSA unit
Memo shows a higher win rate than expected for government contractors in A-76 competitions at the Public Buildings Service.
Defense
Personnel reforms included in intelligence legislation
Bill allows the FBI to set up an intelligence career path and creates scholarships to encourage students to enter the field.
Defense
CIA operative sues agency
Agent claims he was pressured to falsify prewar Iraq WMD reporting.
Pay & Benefits
Nine more agencies gain SES pay certification
About 3,000 of the nearly 7,000 top civil service executives now are eligible for salary hikes to nearly $160,000 a year.
Management
Medicare help line needs improvement, GAO finds
Audit shows that fewer than two-thirds of callers got complete and accurate answers.
Defense
Intelligence reform bill boosts hiring at Homeland Security agencies
Legislation orders more border agents and provides funding for aviation security improvements.
News
NOAA pledges to better disseminate weather information
New policy encourages better communication with private sector; critics say it will expand government role in weather tracking.
Pay & Benefits