Management
House panel backs military health bill banning privatization
Measure is aimed at improving quality of care for wounded service members.
Tech
NASA to unveil tech contract with new name, fee structure
New contracts to launch within days; already low base fee will drop more, but will apply even to small orders.
Pay & Benefits
Labor leader pushes 3.5 percent military, civilian pay raise
More generous pay hike would help close the gap between public and private sector salaries, union president argues.
Management
Long-awaited women’s contracting program may launch soon
Implementation has been slow because SBA wants to make sure guidelines are legally sound, agency official says.
Tech
GSA moves to consolidate IT infrastructure
Changes could save the agency $15 million, but may make administrators’ jobs more complex.
Management
GAO seeks money, staff to expand oversight role
Comptroller general also urges greater transparency in government financial and budget reporting.
Defense
Defense agency, GSA weigh adopting Treasury contract shop
Agency is aiming to give FedSource a new home by Sept. 30; customers could face service disruptions.
Defense
Homeland Security officials defend 2008 budget plans
All but $6 million of a $106 million increase for new division would go toward program to track visitors.
Tech
Auditors urge DHS to assess privacy risks in data-mining program
Project has the potential to misidentify people and mistakenly associate them with terrorism or other crimes.
Defense
Air Force expects future airlift fleet to exceed 300 planes
Service expects to know this summer how many long-distance aircraft it will need to support and transport burgeoning ground forces.
Defense
Inspectors general probe fraud, profiteering in Iraq
Office of the special IG for Iraq reconstruction has 79 ongoing investigations and has referred 28 cases to the Justice Department for prosecution.
Defense
Homeland Security chief challenges logic of screening all cargo
Legislation dealing with cargo security is pending in Congress.
News
Science agency asks lawmakers to boost staff funding
Director says agency also needs more automated tools to ease employees’ workload.
News