Defense
Gates stepping up fight against roadside bombs
Defense secretary is creating a departmentwide task force aimed at combating the growing threat of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.
Defense
Agencies begin implementing veterans hiring directive
Goal of initiative is to take a “headhunting role” and be more proactive about reaching out to former service members, personnel chief says.
Pay & Benefits
Support Network
Government rallies behind the families of victims in the Fort Hood attacks.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Will the White House give CIOs more power in the fiscal 2011 budget?
Some see language in fiscal 2010 spending bills as a signal that the Obama administration will grant IT chiefs more spending authority, while others say wait and see.
Oversight
Bush procurement policy chief will appeal conviction
David Safavian’s argument will revolve partly around the possibility of a vindictive prosecution.
Oversight
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Oversight
White House push to reduce contractors is at odds with expanding role of agencies
President Obama's ambitious agenda is running head on into its desire to cut contracting. Something has to give.
Oversight
Tennessee Valley Authority union joins larger engineers federation
Union will work to raise TVA debt ceiling in exchange for compromises on workers’ right to organize.
Management
Blueprint for Disaster
When Washington designs policies that can’t work, the results are grim.
Pay & Benefits
Salary council makes 2011 locality pay rate recommendations
Congress still needs to act on 2010 civilian raise.
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