News
Treasury chief warns of burdens in attempts to close tax gap
Latest estimates put the difference between taxes owed and those collected at $345 billion.
Tech
Lawmakers say technology needed to secure border
Republican calls on industry to help develop technology for document security and identity verification.
Tech
Ex-Official: Education database had history of lax security
University officials are concerned lenders are mining the database to obtain private information for marketing products to students.
News
Bush military expansion may cost $108 billion over seven years
Hefty sum is roughly $4 billion lower than the Pentagon's own estimate.
Pay & Benefits
Lawsuit seeks Sunday pay differential for part-timers
Regulation limiting bonus pay to full-time workers violates Congress' intent, labor union argues.
Management
Settlement allows Army Corps to shift IT work
Losing bidder Northrop Grumman had appealed decision to award work to team made up of federal employees and contractors from Lockheed Martin.
Tech
Allegations against GSA chief may affect budget
Appropriator says unless charges of Hatch Act violations are resolved, he will have trouble fighting off efforts to cut funding for the agency.
Management
Senators unveil measure requiring agencies to cut energy use
Bill would force the government to take several steps toward energy efficiency, including boosting renewable energy purchases.
News
Officials cite progress on bureaucratic problems at Walter Reed
Defense official says new procedures are under way to streamline the cumbersome, several-layered system for evaluating a soldier's disability upon separation.
Management
Postal Service does not foresee layoffs despite pressures
Lawmakers express concern about potential measures to cut labor costs, which take up 80 percent of the agency’s budget.
Defense
Coast Guard to take over management of fleet upgrade
Service will decommission eight new 123-foot patrol boats converted under the program, now has fewer boats to meet expanded mission.
Defense
Lawmakers seek Justice probe of Deepwater problems
Committee has called nearly 20 industry and government officials to testify at a hearing to examine missteps in fleet upgrade program.
Tech
Justice taps contractor for troubled wireless project
Interagency program has struggled in part because of a fractured relationship between the Justice and Homeland Security departments.
Pay & Benefits