Tech
Lawmakers want tech updates at State Department
Total money available for IT modernization at the agency in fiscal 2008 could be about $304 million.
Defense
DHS issues range of traveler screening rules
Department publishes final regulation allowing TSA to take over checking airline passengers against government watch lists.
Oversight
Managers urged to give forward-looking performance advice
Year-end reviews shouldn’t be the sole focus of efforts to improve employees’ work, report says.
Defense
Homeland Security to broaden sharing of visitor data
Officials now plan to share information regularly with intelligence agencies.
Defense
Activist to sue Defense Department claiming religious bias
Former Air Force judge advocate alleges the military is promoting fundamentalist Christianity.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits Bills
A look at how your federal pay and benefits could change when Congress returns from its August recess.
Oversight
Union to fight FDA plan to put jobs up for competition
Studies could lead to contracting out more than 300 "commercial" positions; agency has set up intranet site to inform employees about the process.
Defense
Lawmakers propose nuclear plant no-fly zones
Regulatory commission and Homeland Security officials say existing measures are sufficient.
Tech
New rules for patent reviews get mixed reception
Changes are aimed at making the examination process more efficient; Patent and Trademark Office has a backlog of more than a million pending applications.
Tech
Appropriations bills eye tech improvements at VA
Measures would provide about $1.9 billion for VA technology systems, with funding largely targeted toward electronic medical records.
Oversight
FAA administrator to head trade group when term expires
Marion Blakey will take over at the Aerospace Industries Association in November.
Defense
Watchdog urges Defense agency to better control interagency buys
Missile Defense Agency failed to properly manage interdepartmental purchase requests, IG finds.
Management