Management
OPM employees defeat contractors in latest job competition
Employee proposal would save $700,000 over current operations.
Defense
Report: DHS slow to enact border security recommendations
Implementation of security plans and privacy impact assessments are among neglected suggestions, GAO says.
News
White House veto threat looms over postal bill negotiations
Administration opposes language giving the Postal Service access to escrow account funds and transferring its military pensions obligation.
News
Alaska Native firms capture up to $700 million in no-bid contracts
Records show Interior Department organization issued the contracts, which are available for use by other agencies, in 2003 and 2004.
Defense
HHS awards contract for radiation countermeasures
Under $21.9 million agreement, company will deliver 450,000 doses of drugs to combat exposure to radiological materials.
Defense
Security agency whistleblowers seek stronger protections
Lawmakers call for new legislation to protect employees and contractors not covered under a 1989 act.
News
Multi-agency task force to review Web restrictions abroad
Group will make policy recommendations to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the coming months.
Management
Food inspectors’ union rights reaffirmed
In first case of its kind, FLRA lets stand a decision to reinstate union representation stripped for national security reasons.
News
HHS pledges to handle Medicare drug benefit flap itself
Department chief says legislation requiring the federal government reimburse states that overpaid for the benefit is unnecessary.
Defense
Air Force drafts new plane contract to meet Hill demands
Agreement changes existing cargo plane contract to make it more transparent, requiring the military to report cost and price information.
Oversight
Real Control
Democrats would be better off staying in the minority than they would be winning the House and Senate by a narrow margin.
News
Appropriations committee leaders vow quick action on bills, supplemental
Request for $70 billion in additional funding for the wars and $18 billion for supplemental Katrina assistance will be the first order of business.
News