Management
House to vote on postal overhaul bill
White House and bill's sponsors continue to negotiate over military pension language.
News
GAO sustains protest of Air Force contract
Decision is unusual because agency does not usually review contract modifications after a contract has been awarded.
Oversight
Industry group lobbies to loosen requirements for disadvantaged business status
Aerospace Industries Association says limit on net worth is too restrictive and outpaced by inflation.
Management
FSS chief retires as Congress, industry question reorganization plan
Senior official announces retirement a day after release of draft plan that she worked on to merge her service with FTS.
Management
Appropriators wary of requiring OMB to rate programs
Lawmakers fear legislation would give the White House too much control over agency activities.
Defense
Defense ends conversations with unions over personnel system
Union leaders say meetings accomplished little, if anything.
Defense
Bush directive clarifies information sharing responsibility
Move is intended to resolve ambiguities in the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.
Defense
Union criticizes punishment of Border Patrol agents
National Border Patrol Council denounces the punishment given to agents who allegedly received money from landlords while stationed along the border.
Management
HHS chief lays out 500-day management plan
Secretary Mike Leavitt's management principles have developed over several years of leading bureaucracies.
Defense
Homeland panel critic arises as its possible chairman
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, could take over the House Homeland Security Committee if Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., is confirmed as SEC chairman.
Defense
Pentagon says IG investigation into Boeing tanker deal completed
Senior administration officials called to testify before Senate next week.
Tech
GSA outlines new acquisition organization
Agency unveils proposal to merge Federal Technology Service and Federal Supply Service.
Defense
Senators say base closing documents fall short
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., say the Pentagon has not released all the information used in the BRAC recommendations.
News
Defense office to emphasize performance-based payments
Facing criticism, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy organization defends payments that reward good work.
Defense
TSA starts background checks on all hazardous materials truckers
New rule, affecting about 2.7 million truckers, is final phase of Hazmat Threat Assessment Program.
Pay & Benefits