Defense
Investigators recommend criminal charges in Abu Ghraib prison scandal
Report casts blame on soldiers and contract employees; discipline recommended for five officers.
Pay & Benefits
Unions seek to force DHS to keep negotiating on personnel rules
Labor leaders lobby members of Congress to put pressure on Homeland Security officials to extend discussions.
Defense
Agency pushing Los Alamos to resume projects too soon, critics say
Watchdog group charges that the safety overseer wants to relax precautions.
Tech
Officials defend Navy intranet satisfaction survey
Navy Marine Corps Intranet officials said it does not present a conflict of interest for the network’s contractor to conduct the customer satisfaction survey.
Defense
9/11 commissioner: Threat of airplane suicide bombing has increased
TSA chief says agency is close to rolling out a passenger screening system and a comprehensive strategic plan.
Defense
Lawmakers question security of DOE shipment of plutonium to France
Democrats, antinuclear groups say transport planned for next month could be vulnerable to terrorist attack.
Management
Active Management
Few government handbooks actually describe, with verbs, what managers can do to improve their agencies' performance.
Defense
Panel: Prison abuses reveal ‘string of failures’
Independent panel's assessment stops short of calling for resignations of Pentagon leaders.
Tech
OMB sets new standards for e-government grades
Memo elaborates on standards for earning a green light on Bush administration's quarterly management scorecard.
Pay & Benefits
Pay problems plague Army Reserve
A Government Accountability Office survey of eight Army Reserve units finds that 95 percent of personnel experienced pay problems.
Defense
Agencies misuse classification authority, managers say
Officials tell lawmakers that at least 50 percent of all classified documents should be made public.
Management
EPA slow to carry out plan for improving grants management
Guidelines for measuring environmental benefits from grant money were due last year.
Defense
Senate chairman unveils intelligence reform proposal
Idea to put parts of the CIA and Defense Department under the control of a new national intelligence director runs into swift opposition.
Tech
IT training programs can be linked to form federal plan, report says
A report from the Office of Personnel Management recommends integrating numerous training programs in information technology at different agencies.
Defense
Border and customs officials cite low morale, security gaps
Union releases survey of 500 Border Patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers.
Defense
FBI chief struggling to turn rhetoric into action
Critics say there is a considerable gap between the plans announced at FBI headquarters and the reality in the field.
Defense
Lawmakers seek incentives to reduce classification of information
Hearing on 9/11 panel recommendation will examine how excessive secrecy impedes information-sharing.
Defense