Management
Hill negotiators agree to revamp job competition process
Members of a House-Senate conference committee have agreed on a measure that would make it easier for federal employees to compete against private firms for their jobs.
Management
Curb on Justice job competitions draws veto threat
Legislation that would protect hundreds of Justice Department employees from possible outsourcing earned a veto threat from the White House this week.
Tech
Cease Fire
A technology that has been used for decades in nuclear weapons and car radios could curb the threat of shoulder-filed missiles like those used to shoot down an Army helicopter in Iraq this month, according to weapons control experts.
Defense