Management
OPM launches online center to aid personnel reforms
Web site provides forum for managers to share best practices.
News
GAO: Army failed to adequately explain contract award
Protest sustained because tech provider wasn’t told enough about its weaknesses.
Defense
House panel to probe federal medical response capacity
Committee interested in what responses to Katrina and Rita say about ability to handle terrorist attack.
Defense
DHS chief describes confusion in Katrina response
Federal effort was plagued by communications gaps, Michael Chertoff tells lawmakers.
Defense
Senate panel backs bill to create biodefense agency
New organization would act “as the single point of authority” for research and development of medical countermeasures against bioterrorism and natural disease outbreaks.
Management
OPM investigator launches probe of Office of Special Counsel chief
Inspector General Patrick McFarland to review charges of improper retaliation against a group of employees.
Defense
Military's looming cash shortage spurs talks on spending bill
Funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan might be depleted by mid-November.
Defense
Panel criticizes FEMA's handling of flood insurance program
Agency accused of failing to implement program overhaul enacted nearly 16 months ago.
Management
The New Regime
In six months, NASA's management pendulum swings from one extreme to another.
Pay & Benefits
Senators vote not to take pay raise
Senate overwhelmingly approves amendment rejecting 1.9 percent projected cost-of-living increase for 2006.
Defense
Rumsfeld seeks to scale back 'burdensome' reports
Defense secretary tells Pentagon officials to push for changes in "obsolete" laws and work on legislation to give department greater management flexibility.
Defense