Tech
Industry group fears ID requirement could swamp background investigators
Agency handling the bulk of checks says that proposed change to acquisition rules would have little impact on backlog.
Management
Data collection still a problem in needy families program
Agencies face reporting difficulties for state-administered program, HHS official tells lawmakers.
Defense
Military says training, gear needed for future disasters
Chief of National Guard Bureau says more money also is needed to improve interagency training between the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
Management
Interior secretary resigns; will leave at end of month
Gale Norton says she will take a break and then return to the private sector.
Management
OPM sets personnel management goals through 2010
Simplified plan focuses on decreasing wait-time for agency services.
News
Military contractor ordered to pay $10M for Iraq overcharging
Jury finds firm defrauded U.S. government on reconstruction contract.
Defense
House panel postpones work on Homeland Security authorization bill
Republicans, Democrats at odds over process for crafting the legislation.
Defense
As reservists come home, Pentagon shifts burden to regular forces
National Guard and Reserve troops filled the gap in Iraq while the regular Army underwent a radical overhaul.
Defense
Senate panel narrowly approves fiscal 2007 budget plan
Blueprint would boost discretionary spending about 3.6 percent over this year, with the bulk of the increase going toward defense.
News
Line-item veto might hitch ride on lobbying overhaul bill
Appropriators likely to resist language allowing president to strike specific items from tax or spending bills and seek an up-or-down vote.
Defense
Senate panel votes to double size of border force
More than 10,000 Customs and Border Patrol agents would be added, and fences along the border would be upgraded.
Pay & Benefits
Spousal Benefits
The federal government provides a very generous benefit for surviving spouses.
Defense
Senators fear budget may shortchange Navy shipbuilding
Lawmakers also ask Marine Corps whether the supplemental spending bills allot enough for overhauls of equipment damaged in Iraq.
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