Management
Court rules that IRS inappropriately outsourced mailroom work
Agency and union have 30 days to file proposals for a remedy.
Management
Judge overturns Defense labor relations reforms
Decision echoes August ruling in case involving challenge to Homeland Security system.
News
Forward Observer: A 'Buy Everything' Budget
Congress has not forced Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to make tough choices on Pentagon spending priorities.
Defense
Panel challenges GAO ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ report
A University of California commission accuses congressional auditors of underestimating the costs of the Pentagon’s homosexual conduct policy.
News
Federal judge hints at BlackBerry ban, urges deal
Judge says that if he issues an injunction, he’ll make sure government users aren’t subject to the ban.
News
Senator seeks middle ground on immigration enforcement bill
Proposal floated Friday would require employers to verify the immigration status of new employees, rather than all of their workers.
Management
GAO declines to hear protest of Walter Reed competitive sourcing decision
Agency official lacked standing to challenge job contests started prior to January 2005, decision states.
Defense
Supplemental aid request could be a tough sell on Capitol Hill
Delays and apparent lack of attention from the Bush administration worry lawmakers reviewing the $92.2 billion request for military operations, foreign aid and hurricane relief.
Pay & Benefits
Marine Corps awards contract to assist in personnel reforms
Contractor will help revise position descriptions and prepare workforce statistics.
Defense
GAO: Feds lack data on emergency response grants
Investment justifications now required for urban area security grants provide more information on state spending, official says.
Defense
Justice Department to get a national security chief
Patriot Act reauthorization would create a division to oversee counter-terrorism, counter-espionage and FISA-warrant-seeking shop.
Management
Growth in earmarks limits agencies’ flexibility
Increase has been driven by the budget-neutral practice of directing agencies where to spend money, without boosting funding.
Pay & Benefits
Military Service Payback
The last of our three-part series on service credit deposits focuses on those related to active-duty military service.
Defense