Oversight
Transportation rejects NTSB’s suggested cellphone ban for drivers
Department won’t support a prohibition on all mobile devices in vehicles.
Defense
Congress calls on Defense to revamp investment review boards
Pentagon officials will shoot for a transparent, cross-functional approach.
Oversight
Stimulus money to weatherize houses has been well-spent, GAO finds
The positive report follows previous findings of waste in the Energy Department program to help low-income families.
Oversight
A look at federal hiring reform, 20 months on
Agencies share their progress on streamlining the employee application process, but are they measuring success the right way?
Oversight
Retirement applications up 24 percent from last year
News report finds 2011 likely will be busiest year for federal retirements since 2001.
Tech
Government safety board recommends ban on use of electronic devices in cars
NTSB calls on states to pass tighter laws to prevent driver distractions.
Oversight
Fraud persists within U.S. Postal Service
New inspector general report reveals letter carriers who stole mail and collected false payments.
News
FAA chief resigns
Administrator steps down from his post following weekend drunk driving arrest.
Oversight
FAA head Babbitt takes voluntary leave of absence
Deputy administrator to step in following Babbitt’s drunk driving arrest Saturday.
Pay & Benefits
Experts urge federal employees to consider switching health plans
With the open season deadline approaching, analysts emphasize that all workers should review their options annually.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to restructure federal internship program
The Student Pathways Initiative is set to be in place by the end of the academic year.
Pay & Benefits
HUD secretary focuses on employee morale
Shaun Donovan aims to pull up a department that has ranked low in worker satisfaction.
Defense
House report slams 10-year-old TSA
Republican lawmakers blast agency as ineffective and offer recommendations to alter its course.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers lambast OPM for jobs site glitches, slow retirement processing
Agency chief John Berry again defends decision to bring USAJobs in-house and promises a business plan for speedier handling of retirement claims.
News
IRS offering buyouts to employees
Thousands of workers have until end of the year to accept the offers.
News
NASA headquarters, four other centers turn to buyouts
Separation incentives come as the agency adjusts to life after the space shuttle program.
Oversight
Resume uploads to be next USAJobs focus, OPM says
Team will address ‘visibility’ issues on the redesigned website during the coming week.
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