Defense
Legislator hopes for breakthrough on authorization bill
Negotiations stalled over amendments offered by Democrats.
Pay & Benefits
GAO says personnel reform must be governmentwide
Though the watchdog agency praised recent human capital reform efforts, it contends that some agencies are too far ahead of the pack.
Defense
Outgoing TSA official cites progress, challenges
Deputy Administrator Stephen McHale takes on critics of agency's effort to hire and train a screener workforce.
Defense
Conferees finish $418 billion Defense appropriations bill
Conference report is $1.6 billion below President Bush's budget request.
Tech
HHS chief unveils plan for health care IT
Electronic health records and nationwide information network will take a decade to develop, Thompson tells health summit.
News
Senate panel passes pay and benefits bills
Bills would improve dental and vision benefits and make sure federal military reservists retain pay and benefits when called to active duty.
Defense
Bush signs Project Bioshield bill
Law creates fast-track government-industry program to develop antidotes to various chemical and biological agents.
Management
Bill would protect whistleblowers
The Justice Department had opposed earlier versions of the whistleblower legislation.
News
NASA faces big spending cuts
House Appropriations Committee plans to trim as much as $1 billion from President Bush's space budget.
Defense
Partisan, turf battles slow Homeland Security authorization
Democrats object to strategy of slicing the measure into nine separate bills.
Management
Report faults USDA on black farmers' claims
Interest groups say department made it difficult or impossible for farmers to file claims under discrimination settlement.
News
Cuts could doom spending bill
NASA and National Science Foundation budget reductions may keep the VA-HUD appropriations bill from reaching the House floor.
Defense
Immigration agency seeks to beef up financial investigations
Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau grapples with how to prioritize limited personnel and resources.
Pay & Benefits
Defense says steps taken to fix Guard, Reserve pay problems
Pentagon finance officials said they have installed a safety net to catch errors in the overtaxed pay system.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift board accepts findings of Senate probe
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board agreed completely with the investigation into a failed computer modernization contract.
News
White House: No position yet on intelligence overhaul
Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin was not speaking for the administration when he expressed reservations about the appointment of an "intelligence czar."
Defense