Oversight
HHS secretary keeps it real on blog
Michael Leavitt's chatty postings on health care reform, overseas trips are an informal alternative to other Cabinet officials' blogs.
Management
Mixing It Up
In his quest for diversity, Rep. Danny Davis sets his sights on the senior executive ranks.
Oversight
OMB announces new cap on executive compensation costs in federal contracts
Fiscal 2008 cap nearly $15,000 higher than last year.
Oversight
Number of bogus IRS e-mails spikes
Security vendor reports a 3,000 percent increase in the number of phishing attempts to trick taxpayers to give up personal information.
Tech
HHS awards network contract to share medical records
Harris Corp. plans to reuse technology to build an information gateway that ultimately will open to private health care providers.
Defense
Federal grand jury in special Iraq IG probe hears more witnesses
Investigation remains focused on allegations that Stuart Bowen and his deputy illegally read staff's e-mails.
Defense
Navy chief warns against diversion of destroyer funds
Gary Roughead says using the Navy's DDG-1000 destroyer as a "cash cow" to pay for other ships will affect combat capabilities.
Defense
Airlines, Homeland Security tangle over fingerprint regulations
DHS could issue rule requiring airlines to take fingerprints of most foreigners leaving the U.S. via air as part of national security program.
Pay & Benefits
Generations are in sync on quality of work life, says panel
Leadership and pay flexibility are linchpins to hiring and keeping a young, diverse workforce.
Oversight
Monumental Incompetence
Florida and its Democratic Party have opted for the political equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Defense
Coast Guard seeks to identify staffing shortfalls, fill gaps
Service needs congressional authorization for requested organizational changes.
News
GAO moves to expand employee protest rights in job competitions
Competitive sourcing provisions would ease restrictions on appeals to watchdog agency.
Defense
Judge advances anthrax vaccine refusal case
Pentagon must reconsider exonerating two military pilots discharged after resisting inoculations prior to FDA approval.
Oversight
NIH told patients about security breach weeks after incident
Stolen laptop contained personal information of 2,500 patients enrolled in a study.
Oversight