Management
Judge finds FAA managers participated in sex discrimination plot
Agency managers tampered with personnel files and evaded questions under oath, according to EEOC ruling.
News
Safety officials encourage federal workers to buckle up
Labor Department employees are reminded to buckle up, and the message soon will go out to the rest of the federal workforce.
Management
Homeland Security cancels immigration officer job contest
Public-private competition placed as many as 1,300 federal jobs at stake.
Pay & Benefits
The Waiting Game
Labor officials wonder whether they'll see the Homeland Security Department's personnel reform proposals before the November election.
Tech
Agencies urged to step up telework efforts
House leader threatens to hold back on budgets if agencies don’t improve telework opportunities.
Tech
Ridge statement sows confusion on cybersecurity chief
He said the position would be elevated to the assistant secretary level, but officials now say details haven't been worked out yet.
Defense
Inspector general says TSA doled out unequal awards to employees
Agency administrator says parts of report are “inaccurate and misleading” and insists changes are being made.
Management
Defense bill mandates audit of GSA contracting procedures
Compliance with contracting rules is needed if agency wants Defense business, proposed law says.
Management
Congress drops measure limiting offshore outsourcing
Lawmakers stripped provision before sending corporate tax bill to President Bush.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel flexibility bill heads to President Bush
Measure includes authority for recruitment bonuses, vacation incentives and compensatory time off for travel.
Defense
Senate approves Governmental Affairs overhaul
Senators back resolution giving panel additional responsibility for homeland security.
Management
Listen and Learn
Leaders must recognize that they, too, can learn by listening to employees.
Defense
Air Force acquisition chief won support of ex-colleagues before sentencing
In letters to court, high-ranking federal officials praised Darleen Druyun for innovative management under deals she now admits favored Boeing.
Management
Compromise on job competition protests gets mixed review
House-Senate agreement rekindles debate over federal employees’ rights to challenge A-76 decisions.
Defense
Congress orders Pentagon to review sexual misconduct policies
The 2005 Defense Authorization bill requires the Pentagon to standardize policies, review the military justice system and expand the task force examining the service academies.
Management
Agency hiring methods called ineffective
Price of poor assessment of candidates includes higher turnover, lost productivity and greater absenteeism.
Management