Pay & Benefits
Congress urged to hold Thrift Savings Plan officials more accountable
Thrift Savings Plan officials should be held more accountable to Congress, the General Accounting Office said in a report issued Thursday.
Defense
Defense personnel overhaul backed by full House panel
After lengthy debate, the House Armed Services Committee approved a $400.5 billion Defense authorization bill that would give the Pentagon broad new powers to manage its civilian workforce.
Management
Federal officials figuring out who wears the human capital hat
Across government, agency leaders are figuring out who will be their chief human capital officers, a new position that every major agency has to fill.
Defense
House committee votes for base closings in 2005
As it continued its marathon markup of the fiscal 2004 defense authorization bill, the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday voted to restore the 2005 round of military base closings.
Management
IRS plan to outsource tax collection panned
The IRS should hire more agents rather than outsource tax collection to private debt collection agencies, critics of a Bush administration proposal said Tuesday.
Defense
War and peace
The British army's experience as peacekeepers in Ireland offers lessons for the U.S. military in Iraq.
Defense