Management
Commerce audit pans NOAA restructuring
Inspector General says he’s concerned that consultant’s study may not have adequate support for recommendations.
Defense
Lawmaker mulls re-examination of Oklahoma City bombing
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher wants to probe rumors that federal officials were involved in the bombing; Oklahoma governor says such allegations make "absolutely no sense."
Pay & Benefits
Senior federal employees get additional leave
Another facet of the 2004 Federal Workforce Flexibility Act has been codified with regulations from OPM.
Pay & Benefits
Class Action Complaint
A group of FAA employees have formally filed age-discrimination complaint, but leader not hopeful for reconciliation.
Defense
DHS inspector general cites gaps in visitor tracking program
Multibillion-dollar border security system has checked only a fraction of foreigners against terrorist and criminal watch lists.
Defense
Port discussion moves beyond containers
Critics say inland ports are neglected in homeland security planning.
Pay & Benefits
Senator calls for privacy protections in health benefits program
Democrat says he is worried about privacy as the FEHBP system adopts new technologies.
Defense
Seats on base-closing panel no guarantee of success for states
Commission members are supposed to be above politics, and questions regarding conflicts of interest have been raised against two Bush nominees.
Defense
Navy to send Congress 30-year shipbuilding plan
Assistant Navy Secretary John Young says the rate of building new destroyers would not support more than one shipyard at acceptable costs.
News
SBA faces further delays in women-owned small business program
Agency's method of measuring whether women-owned firms are underrepresented called inadequate.
Pay & Benefits
Changes in travel comp time regulations unlikely
Experts say there are few obstacles to issuance of final rules on providing compensatory time off for federal employees' business travel.
News
Bush administration official downplays reorganization
Other management priorities take precedence over shuffling the federal organizational chart, says OMB deputy chief Clay Johnson.
Defense
FBI official, privacy advocate clash over PATRIOT Act
Critics say the law gives the government too much investigatory and surveillance powers.
Defense