Defense
FEMA to re-bid contracts issued in aftermath of hurricanes
Senators question agency’s contracting practices and ability to oversee the long-term reconstruction of the Gulf Coast region.
Management
Army Corps shores up budget practices
Agency seeks to minimize dependence on reprogramming funds.
Management
Lawmakers consider splitting governmentwide personnel reform bill
Labor relations portion could be separated from effort to craft new compensation system.
Management
Congress seeks to codify post-Katrina contracting restrictions
Homeland Security announced Tuesday it has established a procurement control board to oversee and review contracts.
Management
Senate panel to question proposal for Farm Service closures
Nearly one-third of county offices slated to close.
Management
Report: Waiving wage law may not curb Katrina reconstruction costs
President Bush has proposed suspending law which requires federal contractors to pay a prevailing union wage.
Defense
Lawmakers seek investigation of alleged TSA labor abuses
Agency cites programs to resolve complaints, reduce injury rates.
Tech
GAO: Agencies must define 'eligible teleworkers'
Auditors find inconsistencies among agencies’ definitions for positions eligible to work away from the office.
Management
White House returns purchase card limits to pre-Katrina levels
Need for heightened threshold has passed, OMB says.
Management
Auditors criticize Army Corps’ 'just-in-time' financial strategy
Report comes as the Corps experiences a surge in projects related to reconstruction in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Management
GSA names new public buildings chief
Washington lawyer David L. Winstead will take over as commissioner of Public Buildings Service.
Management
Pentagon personnel reforms on the brink of completion
Labor relations rules scheduled to be in place in less than three months.
Management
Senators seek to rein in Katrina purchase card limit
Support building for move to reverse rise in purchase limit from $2,500 to $250,000 on government employee credit cards.
Management
Agency decides pay banding is not the answer
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight switches from system with seven broad pay bands to more traditional structure with 18 pay grades.
Management
Career employee to lead competitive sourcing efforts
Position that has been vacant for four years will be filled by 15-year OMB veteran.
Management
Congress votes to keep agencies open in new fiscal year
Most departments and agencies will be funded at frozen or reduced levels until Nov. 18.
Management
Top civil servants honored with Service to America Medals
Fourth annual awards ceremony honors high-flying feds.
Management