Management

Senior executive ranks not diverse enough, says OPM official

The Senior Executive Service is not as diverse as it should be, and despite recent increases in the number of minorities and women in the top ranks of the federal civil service, “progress remains unacceptably slow,” an Office of Personnel Management official said Wednesday.

Management

Postal workers sue over anthrax exposure

A group of Washington-area Postal Service employees who claim they were deliberately left in harm’s way during the 2001 anthrax attacks plan to file a class action suit Wednesday against the agency.

Management

Small union wages big war on privatization

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is waging a tough—and so far, highly successful—battle against privatization at control towers.