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.
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