Defense
Panel may hold hearings on emergency wireless project
Agencies are reconsidering the viability of program to provide a communications network for first responders.
Tech
GSA awards three companies Networx telecom contracts
Sprint, which provides 30 percent of current telecommunications services, left out of massive procurement.
Tech
GSA chief grilled over potential Hatch Act violations
Lurita Doan tells lawmakers she can't remember details of Jan. 26 meeting at a GSA facility during which political issues were discussed.
Management
House panel votes to repeal DHS personnel overhaul
Move comes weeks after department announced its intentions to move ahead with portions of the new system.
Management
Auditors question GSA's telecom transition cost estimates
Government Accountability Office says agency may have set aside too much for move to massive Networx agreement.
Defense
Senator weighs need for more long-range transport planes
Hawaii Democrat sees the benefit of a larger fleet, but doesn’t want it to come at the expense of domestic programs.
Management
Lawmakers urge EPA inspector to hold off on staff cuts
Several House members say the move, prompted by projected budget reductions, is premature.
Management
IRS chief says 2006 tax season taxing the agency
Late changes in the law and other factors conspired to place this season among the most difficult in memory, commissioner says.
Tech
GSA chief to go on offensive at House hearing
Key GOP panel member says allegations against Lurita Doan will not stand up to scrutiny.
Defense
NTEU to represent 1,400 federal airport screeners
Union hopes to expand representation of TSA employees, as rival labor organization notes it has been active in the agency for five years.
Defense
Lawmaker unveils bill to overhaul flood insurance program
The 38-year-old program suffered massive losses in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Management
Chief of the Smithsonian resigns
Departure comes amid controversy over unauthorized spending on items such as private jet travel.
Tech
Audit: Emergency communications project imperiled
Uncertain funding mechanisms and a poor governing structure are among the problems jeopardizing the effort to create a wireless network for first responders.
Defense
Lack of detention space hinders efforts to track fugitive immigrants
Inspector general recommends more resources, notes number of fugitives rose nearly 88 percent from 2001 to 2006.
Management
Feds report job and pay satisfaction
Majority of survey respondents see benefits to pay for performance systems, but many are not confident of successful implementation.
Management
Ex-Interior official pleads guilty for obstruction of justice
Under agreement, prosecutors will propose a maximum 10-month sentence for former No. 2 official at the department.
Management
Lawmaker asks IRS to suspend hiring debt collection contractors
Leader of Ways and Means panel notes IRS opted against renewing one of three contracts it awarded last year.
Management
NASA is shirking its educational duties, union says
Labor group asks appropriators to give space agency about $1 billion more than President Bush proposed for fiscal 2008.
Defense