Pay & Benefits
DHS secretary urges swift personnel overhaul
Michael Chertoff also urges full funding for the pay-for-performance system.
Pay & Benefits
Union opposes draft civil service changes
NTEU says governmentwide civil service changes are premature and misguided.
Defense
Homeland security officials set to implement organizational changes
DHS chief set to announce actions to be taken as a result of review of all of department's operations.
Defense
Three Homeland Security panel members mull run for chairmanship
Slot will open up if if Senate confirms current panel chairman Christopher Cox, R-Calif., to serve as the next Securities and Exchange Commission chief.
Defense
White House redactions on tanker lease deal report raise ire
Leaders on Senate Armed Services Committee say administration withheld too much information from e-mails and other documents.
Tech
FBI names new chief of information management project
Agency's CIO disputes reports that new system, designed to replace failed Virtual Case File project, will cost nearly $800 million.
Pay & Benefits
Courtesy Pay
Under draft OPM legislation, future pay increases would be tied not just to written performance standards, but unwritten guidelines such as common courtesy.
Management
Agencies said to overlook ID tag privacy and security issues
A majority of agencies using radio-frequency identification technology aren't paying enough attention to such concerns, GAO says.
Defense
Non-Mexican migrants swamp immigration, border agencies
Surge in numbers pouring into the country have lawmakers, policymakers and federal law enforcement officials scrambling for solutions.
Tech
Report on DHS cybersecurity initiatives expected next month
Officials hope the document will encourage agencies to support the department's cyber response plan.
Pay & Benefits
Medicare beneficiaries sent empty envelopes
Recipients were supposed to receive information about new prescription drug benefits, but Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledges some problems with mailing.
Defense
House panel OKs Defense appropriations measure
Some cuts to major weapons systems go deeper than House authorizers had recommended.
Management
Transportation chief examines foreign port infrastructure
During a recent visit to Asia, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta finds that
Management
Pentagon procurement chief urges better ethics system
Air Force could have benefited from letting worries about tanker deal surface, chief says.
Defense
Senators subpoena base closing documents
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., argue that the information is needed for local hearings.
Management
House chairman: Contracts should focus on taxpayer value
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., says agencies should put more emphasis on the bottom line than on societal goals.
Management