Defense
Pay, union issues up in air in House homeland security debate
As House members rush to meet a Friday deadline for voting on a new Department of Homeland Security, it's unclear how they'll resolve sticky issues about employee pay and union rights.
Management
Postal Service woes ignite lobbying battle on Capitol Hill
The Postal Service's all-but-inevitable bailout has sparked a ferocious, behind-the-scenes lobbying battle in Washington—as its competitors and corporate customers alike fight to shape postal reform legislation.
Management
Printing office predicts layoffs if monopoly ends
The Government Printing Office would have to lay off 1,500 of its 3,000 employees if executive branch departments stop using the agency’s printing services, GPO officials said recently in response to a Bush administration effort to end the office’s monopoly on government printing.
Pay & Benefits
Long-term plans
OPM unveiled new features of the long-term care insurance program this week.
Defense