House leaders prepare new continuing resolutions

• Susan Davis, Peter Cohn and Zach Patton
• November 19, 2003

Lawmakers decry inability to share veterans' health data

• Chloe Albanesius
• November 19, 2003

Federal technology spending expected to grow 4 percent a year

• Ted Leventhal
• November 19, 2003

House panel to set performance goals for Homeland Security

Republican leaders of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security said Wednesday they will set performance standards for the Homeland Security Department, but will seek to avoid the recent mistake of creating arbitrary or unrealistic goals.

• Chris Strohm
• November 19, 2003

Shut Out

U.S. satellite firms want the federal government to lighten up on trade with China.

• Shane Harris
• November 18, 2003

TSA lets airport directors restrict screeners’ holiday leave

To the chagrin of a federal employee union, the Transportation Security Administration is allowing federal security directors at the nation’s airports the ability to restrict leave and require overtime for passenger and baggage screeners during the Thanksgiving holiday.

• Chris Strohm
• November 18, 2003

GAO chief seeks last piece of personnel flexibility puzzle

• Shawn Zeller
• November 18, 2003

Survey: Park Service employees fear outsourcing

• Amelia Gruber
• November 18, 2003

Omnibus conference cancelled while negotiations continue

• Peter Cohn
• November 18, 2003

Vote on Homeland Security deputy expected this week

• Greta Wodele
• November 18, 2003

FAA announces organizational overhaul

The Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a major reorganization Tuesday that consolidates offices and management positions and calls for the agency to do a comprehensive analysis to determine if its workforce should be downsized.

• Chris Strohm
• November 18, 2003

Witnesses haggle over anti-terrorism law provisions

• Drew Clark
• November 18, 2003

FAA administrator pledges not to privatize air traffic operations

• Chris Strohm
• November 18, 2003

Legislators dig into fiscal 2004 omnibus bill

• Peter Cohn
• November 17, 2003

Senate Democrats say they can block FAA reauthorization

• Zach Patton
• November 17, 2003

Homeland Security privacy officer pushes training efforts

• Chris Strohm
• November 17, 2003

TSA not collecting passenger data for screening system

• Drew Clark
• November 17, 2003

Investigators find lax IT security at Treasury

• National Journal
• November 17, 2003

Congress urged to set clear performance standards

• Amelia Gruber
• November 17, 2003

White House objects to job competition revisions

The White House has raised last-minute objections to measures governing federal job competitions in the conference report on the fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury budget bill, and may pressure lawmakers to alter the language.

• Amelia Gruber and Jason Peckenpaugh
• November 17, 2003