Patent office to begin testing examiners’ skills

The Patent and Trademark Office plans to start testing its patent examiners and managers, and will make them take refresher courses if they fail.

• Kellie Lunney
• August 7, 2002

Canada's military gets in step with United States

• William New
• August 7, 2002

GovBenefits adds citizen-focused programs

• National Journal
• August 7, 2002

New tool helps agencies find vendors on GSA Advantage!

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• August 7, 2002

Minority group gears up for fall legislative session

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 7, 2002

Rumsfeld seeks undersecretary to oversee military intelligence

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 7, 2002

Broken bases

The military services can’t stay in shape to fight when their bases are crumbling around them.

• George Cahlink
• August 6, 2002

TSP’s July numbers in mid-summer slump

• Kellie Lunney
• August 6, 2002

Bill would stabilize funding for veterans health care system

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 6, 2002

Patients sue HHS over right to appeal benefits denial

• April Fulton
• August 6, 2002

FEMA seeks national strategy for funding first responders

• Maureen Sirhal
• August 6, 2002

Law officers flocking to transportation security agency

Federal law enforcement agencies are facing a hiring crunch because they've lost more than 1,400 officers to the rapidly expanding Transportation Security Administration.

• Brian Friel
• August 6, 2002

Postal Board endorses commission to oversee agency’s reform

• Matthew Weinstock
• August 6, 2002

Border agencies should be merged in new security department, say scholars

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• August 6, 2002

Congress sends OMB a $100,000 message

• Bill Ghent
• August 5, 2002

Panel endorses science and tech position in security agency

• Bara Vaida
• August 5, 2002

HUD lacks comprehensive workforce management plan

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• August 5, 2002

OPM wants “verve” in vacancy announcements

Federal job announcements need some sprucing, an Office of Personnel Management official said in a recent letter to the government’s human resources leaders.

• Brian Friel
• August 5, 2002

Secure ports expensive, GAO official warns

• National Journal
• August 5, 2002

Hundreds of weapons, laptops missing from Justice Department

Five Justice Department agencies, including the FBI, have reported hundreds of lost or stolen weapons and computers over the last few years, according to a new report.

• Kellie Lunney
• August 5, 2002