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Senate approves disease surveillance bill
Measure would allow State Department to direct funding to help developing nations buy detection equipment.
Management
Agencies discover paybanding pitfalls
Expense and lack of upward mobility are among the roadblocks encountered.
News
TSA seeks business plans for frequent flier program
Companies asked to submit models for nationwide registered traveler program by the end of this month.
Defense
Federal agents ready for new air marshal director
Law enforcement officers say the departure of Thomas Quinn creates a window to improve morale and enact reforms.
Pay & Benefits
FAA boosts payband ceilings after three-year freeze
Officials also announce a 3.1 percent pay raise coupled with a 1 percent locality increase.
Defense
Defense names senior strategic sourcing executive
Mark Krzysko will be well-positioned to advance the cost-saving acquisition technique across the department.
Defense
ICE cited for improper award of small business set-aside contract
Use of a large subcontractor made company ineligible for detention officer and transportation services work, GAO says.
Defense
New immigration enforcement chief gets mixed reception
Critics say Julie Myers lacks experience, while supporters say she has built relationships that will serve her well.
Defense
Homeland Security seeks proposals for border technology
Bureau on hunt for mobile detection devices to assist border patrol officers.
Management
SBA: Small business contracting picture improving
Advocacy office says federal agencies are awarding an increasing amount of contract dollars to small firms.
Defense
House Democrat seeks new terrorist information-sharing unit
New unit would convert classified intelligence into forms usable by state and local officials.
Tech
Foreign Service Institute to join online training program
Overseas orientation and language courses will be among those available to the foreign affairs community.
Pay & Benefits
An Unfunded Fund
Why the Human Capital Performance Fund, designed to reward top performers, never got off the ground.
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