Defense

Army gave chem-bio warfare training to Iraqis

The U.S. Army trained 19 Iraqi military officers in the United States in offensive and defensive chemical, biological and radiological warfare from 1957 to 1967, according to an official Army letter published in the late 1960s.

Defense

Bush speaks of big initiatives, small government

In a State of the Union address dominated by initiatives to jump-start the U.S. economy and warnings of impending war in Iraq, President Bush told most federal agencies and employees to expect lean times ahead.

Management

Grading the performance of the president's top executives

In a special issue this week, National Journal rates the performance of each of the members of President Bush's Cabinet.

Pay & Benefits

Administration seeks to raise SES pay cap

The Bush administration wants to raise a cap on federal executives’ salaries, administration officials said Friday.

Pay & Benefits

Bush backs 2 percent raise; seeks performance pay fund

The Bush administration plans to give federal employees a 2 percent across-the-board pay raise in 2004, and create a new $500 million fund agencies can use to raise the salaries of high performers.