Management
New Smithsonian inspector general to report to board
Previous IG resigned earlier this month in the midst of an investigation into Smithsonian salaries, expenses and business ventures.
Management
Defense IG to release reports on interagency contracting problems
Reports also will detail Anti-Deficiency Act violations; acquisition panel calls regulatory framework sufficient to handle “bad apples.”
Defense
Industry seeks to avoid patchwork of chemical security standards
House bill would give DHS oversight of about 15,000 chemical plants, with authority to rank and assess them based on risk.
Tech
VA info security chief says he had impossible task
Pedro Cadenas, who abruptly resigned his post, says in more than three years on job, he lacked authority to make substantive changes.
Defense
Panel urges delaying tougher rules for hemisphere travel
Spending bill language would postpone implementation of identification document requirement until June 2009.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize TSA screening systems as inefficient
TSA baggage handlers injured on the job more often than other federal workers, one House member notes.
Pay & Benefits
Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement
A guide to calculating the financial impact of combining civilian and military retirement benefits versus leaving them separate.
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