Pay & Benefits
More workers would get locality pay under OPM proposal
About 15,000 employees in outlying areas around big cities could win eligibility for additional locality pay.
Management
House votes to curtail job competitions
Lawmakers support a House member in his second attempt to force the Bush administration back to the drawing board.
Management
System Failure
Prewar management decisions and postwar miscalculations contributed to abuses at Abu Ghraib prison.
Tech
Citizen satisfaction with some federal Web sites lags
Panelists say improving sites can save agencies money.
Defense
Senate panel rejects fixed term for national intelligence director
Governmental Affairs Committee also rejects move to give proposed director personnel authority over all intelligence agencies.
Defense
Covert tests reveal airport screening failures
New report finds problems with most aspects of passenger and baggage screening, but says the Transportation Security Administration is working to make improvements.
Oversight
Time to Play Offense
If Kerry is to take the upper hand, he'll need to much more aggressively attack Bush.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon can't justify reserve retirement overhaul, report says
Legislative proposals to revamp the military reserve retirement system might end up costing the government more than it gains in retention, according to GAO.
News
Federal bank examiners could get new post-employment restrictions
Bipartisan bill calls for for "cooling off period" before certain examiners could work for financial institutions they had overseen.
Pay & Benefits
Pay raise may not kick in until next spring
A 3.5 percent civil service raise is likely to pass, House Democratic leader says, but probably not in time to take effect in January.
Defense
TSA issues draft order to airlines for passenger records
Airline officials and the public have 30 days to respond, after which TSA plans to begin testing new passenger prescreening program.
News
Critics say USDA, HHS bow to lobbyists on food pyramid
One proposed solution: shift the process of setting dietary guidelines to the National Academies of Science.
Defense
Defense fine-tunes new personnel system regulations
Union bargaining will be limited and civilian personnel rules will be more flexible.
Management
EEOC awards $4.9 million contract for customer service center
Choice of Virginia contractor stirs criticism.
Defense
House chairman may slow Homeland bill in customs fee dispute
"Blue slip" maneuver could kill the entire fiscal 2005 Homeland Security appropriations measure.
Management