Defense

Problems loom in reconciling House, Senate intelligence overhaul bills

House Republican leaders increasingly are under attack for including a number of provisions not included in the Senate version of the bill.

Defense

Conferees slogging toward defense authorization agreement

Lawmakers try to find a compromise on House language that would delay an upcoming round of military base closures by two years.

Defense

Navy streamlines its intranet contract

Measurements used to gauge the performance of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet project are consolidated.

Pay & Benefits

Thrift Savings Plan funds continue steady growth

Funds gained across-the-board in September.

Defense

Homeland Security bid to set up regional structure could hit roadblocks

Many of the department's constituent agencies already have their own regional offices.

Management

‘No Child Left Behind’ implementation is numbers game

The Bush administration’s education overhaul law presents states and school districts with mathematics challenges of their own.

Management

Civil rights group decries shortfall in EEOC funding

Task force of NAACP urges Congress to grant agency’s full budget request for fiscal 2005.

Oversight

Armchair Politics

Did Kerry find a way to make voters want to keep him in their living rooms for the next four years?

Pay & Benefits

Housing agency works with personnel officials to overhaul hiring

The Office of Personnel Management is helping HUD officials survey their workforce and streamline hiring processes.

Defense

GOP senator threatens to hold up intelligence overhaul bill

Ted Stevens of Alaska says Senate is moving too swiftly to implement 9/11 Commission's recommendations.

Defense

Senators seek to replace Governmental Affairs with homeland panel

Proposal is part of bipartisan plan to overhaul homeland security oversight.

Defense

Pentagon group developing another sexual assault report

Critics call for action and express skepticism, citing numerous studies already completed.

Pay & Benefits

Treasury bureau, union reach settlement on unpaid overtime

After a year of negotiating, hundreds of Treasury employees will receive back pay and damages covering more than two years.

Tech

Official's departure revives push for promoting DHS cyber chief

New proposal would elevate the position from director to assistant secretary.

Defense

U.S. faces severe shortage of flu vaccine this winter

Health and Human Services’ officials say the vaccine shortfall catches them by surprise.

Defense

Senate to consider nominee for Army secretary

Longtime defense industry executive was nominated by White House last month.

Management

Lawmakers skeptical of reported progress on small business contracting

Congressional survey finds agencies fell short of target in 2003.