Defense
Democrats successfully push transportation security measures
Fight erupts over language providing incentives, grants to airports using private screening companies.
Management
Pentagon to civilians: get departmentwide experience
Under new initiative, managers and executives will need to work in various organizations to compete for high-level jobs.
Defense
Defense business agency meeting goals, official says
The Pentagon’s Business Transformation Agency plans to hire private-sector “experts” to help push changes.
Management
IRS announces first contracts for debt collection work
Contractors will be subject to strict background, training and operating guidelines, agency says.
Defense
Request to boost special operations budget gains support
Funding would go toward adding troops, buying aircraft, and investments in civil affairs and psychological operations.
Pay & Benefits
Less Is More
The Employee Thrift Advisory Council passed a resolution this week opposing the addition of a real estate investment option to the TSP.
News
House budget vote likely to be pushed back
Senate expects to consider its version of the fiscal 2007 budget plan next week before departing for a week-long break.
Tech
Sun Microsystems CEO pushes 'open source' government
Silicon Valley and the nation's capital have more in common than meets the eye, Scott McNealy says.
News
Lawmakers draft bill to elevate reserve officer to U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Measure would make the National Guard Bureau chief a four-star billet.
Defense
DHS official says next FEMA chief needs credentials
Emergency management experience could come from a variety of jobs, including law enforcement and firefighting, preparedness chief says.
Defense
Senators critical of Energy Department’s nuclear weapons spending
Lawmakers express concerns about efficiency, signal they are considering a funding cut.
Defense
Push to restore FEMA independence questioned
DHS inspector general cautions against simply "transferring the problem."
News
Panel to weigh plan to end alternate fighter jet engine program
Termination of Air Force program could steer billions away from British company and anger international partners.
Management