Tech

E-gov chief says managers stand in way of tech advances

The Bush administration wants to change the outlook of federal managers who are slow to utilize technology to make government more efficient, an administration official said Tuesday.

News

OPM chief pledges to simplify federal hiring process

Kay Coles James, the government’s top human resources official, pledged Monday to streamline the federal hiring process as part of a campaign to attract college graduates into public service.

Tech

Applicants overwhelm virtual IT job fair site

The Office of Personnel Management is adding computing power to its online IT job fair Web site because an overwhelming number of people are trying to apply for technology jobs.

Defense

Senate approves border security bill

Tech

Feds kick off online job fair for technology workers

Twenty-two federal agencies will try to hire 230 information technology specialists through an online job fair that the Office of Personnel Management will host from April 22 to 26.

Tech

Interior resurfaces from the pre-Internet Dark Ages

When Interior agencies lost their Internet access, employees resorted to crude business tools of the 1980s.

Pay & Benefits

Comparing benefits

A look at private-sector versus federal benefits.

Management

HHS effort to consolidate operations met with skepticism

Participants in a Senate hearing Thursday questioned whether consolidating several public affairs offices within the Health and Human Services Department would improve communication on bioterrorism between the government and the public.