Defense
Senate excludes intelligence employees from whistleblower bill
Move prompts call for independent agency to handle intelligence-related disclosures.
Tech
Law enforcers want help from social networking sites
Justice Department weighs mandating that Internet service providers retain data for defined period.
Defense
Chertoff: Terrorism arrests justify shift in security funding
Allegations of plots against Chicago, Miami, show need to spread grants around, Homeland Security chief says.
Management
House votes to block Walter Reed outsourcing; Army moves forward
If Senate follows suit, transition to private base operations contractor could be in jeopardy.
Defense
Senate passes Defense authorization bill
Senators vote to reinstate Air Force's multiyear plan to buy 60 F-22A Raptor fighter jets.
Management
EEOC, OPM should work together on diversity, auditors say
GAO survey finds agency roles redundant, ineffective.
Defense
House postpones floor fight over FEMA
It's not clear when floor action on bill removing agency from Homeland Security will be rescheduled.
Defense
Transportation secretary to depart next month
Norman Mineta, lone Democrat in Bush Cabinet, has served since the beginning of the administration.
Defense
Senate vote blocks funding for Defense Travel System
Pentagon's long-awaited departmentwide electronic booking system is once again on the chopping block.
Pay & Benefits
Smoothing the Transition
How to make sure you get the benefits you’ve earned as soon as possible after you retire.
News
Defense, VA struggle to share medical information
Agencies have made some progress on two demonstration projects, but lack a clearly defined management plan, GAO official says.
Defense
Drills test agencies’ ability to handle terrorist attack
TOPOFF 4 exercise designed to see how federal, state and local officials would handle detonation of weapons of mass destruction.
Tech
VA official defends memos restricting IT centralization
Department’s general counsel says he was limited to interpreting the current law and could not make a policy decision.
News
Senate appropriators approve spending allocations
Allocations shift $11.4 billion from defense and foreign aid to other programs, including education, health care and law enforcement.
Management