News

Deal near on federalizing airport security workers

The Senate may bring up a bill as early as Thursday to beef up security at the nation's airports and in airplanes, as the White House signals it will accept federalization of security workers.

News

GSA announces per diem changes, rate review

Federal travelers can stay at nicer hotels in four locations in Virginia, under per diem rate changes that the General Services Administration announced last week.

Defense

Defense review calls for major management changes

The Defense Department must improve how it recruits and retains workers, eliminate unneeded infrastructure and outsource some support jobs, according to the newly released Quadrennial Defense Review.

Pay & Benefits

Taxpayer group urges Congress to cut pay raise

A taxpayer group last week asked members of Congress to deny themselves a pay raise next year. If Congress doesn’t get a raise, top government executives won’t get a raise either.

Homeland Security

Pulling Together

At the Pentagon, generals and privates, executives and laborers found themselves side by side on a front line none could previously have imagined.

Homeland Security

Horror, Then A Helping Hand

In New York, federal employees fled for their lives, then pitched in to help.