Management
Pentagon scales back, delays first installment of NSPS
Initial group scheduled to enter the personnel system is cut by 54,000 employees and start date is pushed back by four months.
Management
GSA officials aim to have reorganization nearly complete by fall
Employees should know where they stand by September, agency’s chief acquisition officer says.
Management
OMB seeks feedback on risk assessment guidelines
New governmentwide rules are aimed at promoting sound science and transparency.
Defense
TSA awards contract to keep technology services program going
Sole-source contract, worth up to $750 million, goes to Unisys Corp.
Management
Key telework supporter promises continued advocacy
Virginia lawmaker says he’ll keep promoting the work arrangement regardless of his future committee assignments.
Defense
Bureaucracy hinders 9/11 commission recommendations
Congressional resistance and lack of funding also slow implementation of panel's recommended reforms.
Management
More federal technology work expected to go private
Report predicts that the growing deficit and tightened spending will drive IT outsourcing as a way to save money.
Defense
DHS bureau gets first permanent chief financial officer
Move indicates commitment to overcoming fiscal problems that have plagued Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Tech
Report: Tax code complexity places heavy burden on IRS
Taxpayer advocate urges simplification to ease service, enforcement demands.
Defense
Coast Guard modernization program could move faster, contractor says
Acceleration of the 25-year Deepwater project depends on funding, executive notes.
Management
Report finds government whistleblowers lack adequate protections
Presidential and executive branch power has also become a dominating issue in Samuel Alito’s bid for the Supreme Court.
Management
Senate Dems to question Alito on executive branch power
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., calls judge's support for executive branch throughout his career "genuinely troubling."
Defense
Appointment dampens hopes for merger of DHS bureaus
With top Immigration and Customs Enforcement position filled, opportune time for merger has passed, observers say.
Management
Hurricane reconstruction strategist seeks local input
Former Texas banker charged with coordinating long-term plans to rebuild says he will avoid wielding a heavy federal hand.
Management
Agencies tackle massive Gulf Coast waste removal challenge
EPA, Army Corps and contractors involved in effort to safely dispose of at least 90 million cubic yards of rubble.
Management
Agencies discover paybanding pitfalls
Expense and lack of upward mobility are among the roadblocks encountered.
Defense
Federal agents ready for new air marshal director
Law enforcement officers say the departure of Thomas Quinn creates a window to improve morale and enact reforms.
Defense