Defense
FEMA workers want to shift focus away from post-Katrina reports
Employees urge independence from DHS, and try to concentrate on preparing for the upcoming hurricane season.
Management
DoD workers seek union status on eve of personnel changes
If request is granted, 100 workers poised to enter the National Security Personnel System Sunday could get a deferment.
Defense
CIA tightens limits on former employees’ ability to speak out
New policy requires publications of ex-employees turned contractors to be screened for political content as well as classified material.
Defense
Senate considers allowing Navy to retire aircraft carrier
Move would decrease costs and reduce carrier fleet to 11 ships, a level deemed adequate in the Quadrennial Defense Review.
Defense
Panel trims $341 million from Defense IT programs
Cuts only represent 1 percent of department’s $31 billion fiscal 2007 budget request for technology, but would hit some programs hard.
Pay & Benefits
More on Medicare
Our series on Medicare concludes with a look at its relationship with the military’s TRICARE for Life program and the implications of the new Part D.
Management
Proposed anti-discrimination rule draws fire
OPM draft rules would count verbal reprimands for discrimination as a form of discipline.
Pay & Benefits
Vote on contentious TSP real estate fund postponed
Lawmakers accuse TSP board of stalling until the next congressional elections.
News
GAO criticizes oversight of contracts to Alaska Native firms
Small Business Administration does not adequately track contract information or help agencies implement program, report says.
Defense
Senators aim to kill FEMA, add disaster reservists
Committee report backs creation of new agency within Homeland Security to coordinate federal emergency response.
Management
Senate panel hits NASA over timing gap on space station
Facility could be left neglected in years between its completion and the arrival of a new exploration vehicle, lawmaker says.
News
GSA issues guidance on ‘early bird’ conference registrations
Rules aimed at addressing some employees' reluctance to take advantage of such offers, fearing they can't be reimbursed until after the event.
Defense
Initial probe finds panel free of improper Cunningham dealings
Investigators will review all of Cunningham's contacts with the House Armed Services Committee over nearly 15 years in Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Parenting Time
Lawmakers are renewing efforts to grant federal employees six weeks of paid parental leave.
Defense