Management
Powell plans hiring, technology initiatives if budget hike approved
Secretary of State Colin Powell is asking Congress for a 14 percent increase in the State Department’s operating budget next year, with much of the money aimed at filling job vacancies, buying new computer equipment and improving embassy security.
Pay & Benefits
Employees must catch TSP errors, new rule says
Federal employees are responsible for catching errors in their Thrift Savings Plan accounts, a new rule for the 401k-style investment plan reminds employees.
Management
Bush outsourcing plan may revitalize fizzling FAIR Act
A growing number of observers say challenging agency outsourcing lists under the FAIR Act is a waste of time. But a Bush administration plan to put hundreds of thousands of jobs up for competition may change that.
Management