Management
Senior GSA official announces departure
Neal Fox is the latest to leave the agency, which is poised for reorganization.
Defense
Pentagon releases homeland defense strategy
Plan outlines how the military will take action abroad and within the United States over the next 10 years.
Pay & Benefits
Report lays out options for managing poor performers
Homeland Security experiments with extending probationary period to two years.
Management
Senior executives share management lessons gained in Iraq
One civil servant donned Kevlar in effort to recover more than $3 billion of Iraqi money.
Defense
Connecticut officials question savings for base closure
Lawmakers say the Pentagon low-balled the cost of closing the New London Submarine Base.
Defense
Defense employees to get anti-spyware software
A $6.9 million contract will safeguard 4 million computers in both offices and homes with security software.
Management
Deadly Sins
Defense and Homeland Security are creating a list of mandatory firing offenses, and unions are worried.
Defense
GAO: Pentagon largely complying with threat reduction reporting requirements
Five-year plan addressed Congress' requirements and tied funding to results, auditors found.
Defense
Officials: Insurance companies con soldiers
Two companies agree to refund up to $2 million in wake of scrutiny.
Management
Appropriations process mired in same troubles as previous years
Senate rules allowing lengthy debates and myriad amendments may bog down the process.
Management
Legislation would protect employees from sexual orientation discrimination
Proposed law would add discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to the list of prohibited personnel practices.
Oversight
Calling All Candidates
In the few certifiably hot 2006 Senate races, leaders in both parties are trying madly to expand the playing field.
Defense