TSP travail

The latest computer system delay irks TSP participants.

• Brian Friel
• August 22, 2002

Prisons bureau improves contract management, but must watch costs

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 22, 2002

Experts see ounce of prevention key to cyber cure

• Maureen Sirhal
• August 22, 2002

Bush announces new plan to fight wildfires

• Kellie Lunney
• August 22, 2002

Senior execs offer compromise on civil service protections

The Senior Executives Association Monday recommended that the proposed Department of Homeland Security retain whistleblower protections, renegotiate collective bargaining agreements with labor unions, and adopt performance review boards.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 22, 2002

CIA urged to collaborate more, strengthen weaknesses

• Shane Harris
• August 21, 2002

Leading public administration scholar and civil servant dies

Harold Seidman, an influential scholar of public administration whose academic work was shaped by 25 years in the civil service, died of cancer Tuesday at the Methodist Home of Washington. He was 91.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• August 21, 2002

Defense agency makes progress on homeland technologies

• Molly M. Peterson
• August 21, 2002

Federal Web sites need to be more user-friendly

• National Journal
• August 21, 2002

Senator to introduce postal reform bill next year

• Matthew Weinstock
• August 21, 2002

Changing of the Guard

The National Guard swiftly came to the country's defense on Sept. 11, but some disagree over its future role in homeland security.

• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
• August 20, 2002

State Department officials envision new intelligence role

• Shane Harris
• August 20, 2002

GAO recommends performance measures for new security agency

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 20, 2002

Agencies should use existing systems to share information

• Molly M. Peterson
• August 20, 2002

TSP board delays new computer system again

A new computer system that would give federal employees more control over their 401k-style Thrift Savings Plan accounts won’t be ready until November, the TSP board announced Tuesday.

• Brian Friel
• August 20, 2002

Airports may get flexibility on security deadlines

• Matthew Weinstock
• August 20, 2002

GSA awards FirstGov contract to AT&T

• National Journal
• August 20, 2002

Intelligence agencies use extra funds for hiring

• National Journal
• August 19, 2002

Agencies cut travel spending in 2001

After years of promises, federal agencies finally achieved an elusive goal in 2001: They cut travel spending—at least a little.

• Lauren R. Taylor
• August 19, 2002

Short-term fixes not the solution for improper Defense payments

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 19, 2002