People

Feds roiled by workforce changes

Experts warn against changing pay rules before feds improve management skills

People

Katrina report lists 125 fixes

Expert questions whether Congress will approve funds to implement the fixes

Cybersecurity

GAO assesses FIPS 201 challenges

A new GAO report questions whether the federal government can accomplish the major objective of the secure identity credentialing program.

People

DOD to proceed with new pay rules

A judge ruled against the Defense Department on all but one complaint filed in a lawsuit against the National Security Personnel System.

People

USPS opposes bill to restructure mail service

Bush administration seeks $3 billion prepaid health provision

People

Judge: Much of NSPS illegal

Emmet Sullivan ruled against provisions governing labor relations, collective bargaining and other employee rights.

People

USPS finds six ways to cut costs, not services

Robert Otto says trimming costs in small ways can produce big savings

Cybersecurity

Security experts fault FISMA paperwork

After five years in which federal agencies have been graded on their compliance with federal security laws, some question the meaning of annual security grades.

People

DOD promises a simpler NSPS

Officials in charge of the National Security Personnel System expect to issue a draft version of their revised rules sometime later this month.

People

Wanted: Feds who can write

Hiring experts say feds need to write job vacancy notices that entice people to apply

People

UPDATED: Retirement systems are top priority

The Office of Personnel Management's estimated completion date for the multiyear retirement systems modernization project is 2009.

Cybersecurity

More clearance, more money

Job candidates who have passed polygraph tests earn an average of $10,000 or more a year than those who have not taken the tests.

People

OPM workers win another A-76 bid

In competitions for IT jobs, employees have won by wide margins, Office of Personnel Management officials said.

People

Senate approves USPS overhaul

The Senate passed a bill today after more than a decade of debate and compromise on changes to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.

People

Bush budget seeks $459.4M for NIST labs

Congress appropriated $387.4 million for NIST’s eight research laboratories to operate in fiscal 2006.

Modernization

NSF requests $50M for IT

The National Science Foundation has budgeted $19.7 million for a major IT infrastructure and office automation upgrade in fiscal 2007.

People

USPTO budgets $70.2 million for IT

The Patent and Trademark Office's IT spending plan contains $12.1 million for business continuity during a disaster.

People

NAPA looks at 21st-century leaders

The National Academy of Public Administration and Human Capital Solutions explored steps that could develop public service leaders.

People

OPM budgets for retirement systems

President Bush's budget asks Congress to spend $43.2 million on modernizing the government's retirement systems.