Comments on new Defense personnel system highlight fears

Defense Department Web site has received more than 600 comments on the proposed system on its Web site.

• David McGlinchey
• February 28, 2005

Acquisition panel considers ethics in contracting

Office of Government Ethics asks for procurement reform advisory committee for input on whether ethics rules should apply to contractors.

• Kimberly Palmer
• February 28, 2005

Space Case.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 27, 2005

First, Outsource All The Lawyers.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 26, 2005

Trust Social Security.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 26, 2005

Labor union looks north for new members

As Bush administration policies clamp down on organized labor, Canada catches recruiters’ eyes.

• Kimberly Palmer
• February 25, 2005

Overhaul Ethics Rules First, Ask Questions Later.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 24, 2005

Pandemic Blues.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 24, 2005

Congress, Pentagon continue to fight over health care provision and job competitions

Rumsfeld questioned about whether Defense is implementing provision prohibiting it from favoring contractors that reduce costs by offering less comprehensive health coverage than federal employees get.

• Kimberly Palmer
• February 24, 2005

Washington-area federal agencies close early due to snow

Emergency employees remain on the job under winter storm warning.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• February 24, 2005

Feds Crack Down on Refrigerator Magnets!

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 23, 2005

Weather Warning.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 22, 2005

Mailbag Entry of the Week.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 22, 2005

GAO issues last financial systems checklist

Responsibility for oversight of agency fnance efforts now shifts to OMB.

• Kimberly Palmer
• February 22, 2005

Happy Birthday, G.W.!

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 20, 2005

Intelligent Appointments.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 18, 2005

False terror alert in Boston symptom of poor intelligence sharing, critics say

• Siobhan Gorman
• February 18, 2005

Drugs and Ethics.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 17, 2005

Agriculture employees win job competition through cost adjustments

Consideration of the price of converting to the private sector enabled in-house team to keep work.

• Kimberly Palmer
• February 17, 2005

Dead Battery.

None

• Tom Shoop
• February 16, 2005