News
Pentagon officials collect employee input on personnel overhaul
Department seeks to indentify performance factors that could be used to determine pay for workers.
Defense
More DHS overhaul details revealed
Secretary Michael Chertoff plans to eliminate a layer of bureaucracy.
Management
Transportation safety board in turmoil
Board now has no members with a background in engineering or aviation; employee represenatives say morale is sinking.
Defense
Bid protest slows Pentagon’s electronic travel program
A revised solicitation, to be released in August, could include fixed prices due to GAO ruling.
Defense
Homeland security spending measure stalls in conference
Legislators hung up on funding disparities in the House and Senate bills.
Defense
Panel seeks quick confirmation of Pentagon nominees
Nominees include two high-level Air Force positions.
News
McCain amendment would increase defense acquisition oversight
Key senator targets lease agreements and government-industry program management partnerships.
Management
Shuttle fleet grounded indefinitely
Discovery arrives at space station with supplies, prepares to do repairs.
Pay & Benefits
Nonfederal organizations endorse performance-based pay
But GAO says their experience shows that compensation changes must be part of broader performance improvement initiatives.
Defense
Intelligence community grapples with ‘daunting challenges’
Deputy national intelligence director says agencies must morph into a nonhierarchical network in order to counter decentralized terrorist organizations.
Management
Homeland Security says it's following financial law
Revised organizational chart shows agency's CFO reporting directly to Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Pay & Benefits
All About FSAs
Money saved for braces, laser eye surgery and even summer camp can be tax-free.
Tech
FBI tech upgrade still more than three years away
Bureau spent $170 million on it's defunct Virtual Case File system.
Management
Shuttle undergoes thorough exam
Astronauts inspect possible damage to Discovery with robotic arm.
Defense