Tech
OMB to project savings of e-government projects in next budget
With an estimate showing consolidation projects have saved $5 billion, the oversight agency plans to publish savings of other technology ventures.
Defense
Former 9/11 panelists say proposals’ implementation incomplete
Recommendations made a year ago could have improved the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina, commissioners say.
Defense
Washington think tank calls for limited federal response to Katrina
A Heritage Foundation report says the federal government should only help where state and local authorities cannot.
Pay & Benefits
GSA raises mileage reimbursement rate by 8 cents per mile
Federal employees will be reimbursed 48.5 cents per mile for official government travel in personal vehicles.
Tech
Report: FBI lacks blueprint for technology upgrade
Bureau’s IT modernization project suffers from poor contracting practices, GAO reports.
News
IRS raises mileage rate to 48.5 cents a mile
GSA considers increasing reimbursement rate for federal employees as two members of Congress work on legislation that would mandate an even larger hike.
Defense
Congress weighs creating centralized unit for recovery operations
As lawmakers consider another $50 billion for Katrina recovery efforts, two senators want to create a new federal entity to manage the relief work.
Tech
Report: EPA should create a centralized online data system
The Environmental Protection Agency’s decentralized facility reporting systems should be linked with a master system, coalition says.
News
Union leader calls for hike in mileage reimbursement rate
GSA, however, cannot raise mileage reimbursement rate for employees driving personal vehicles on official agency business unless the IRS acts.
Tech
State and Defense departments order high-tech printers
Laminating card printers and encoders will create high-tech IDs for embassy workers, National Guard.
News
GSA adjusts fiscal 2006 per diem rates
The new rates, which take affect Oct. 1, increase the per diem in most areas for meals and incidental expenses.
News
GSA awards $1.4 billion in air travel contracts
Thirteen airlines win city-pair contracts to provide discounted service to federal travelers.
News
FEMA seeks 2,000 Homeland Security volunteers for disaster assistance
Volunteers warned that the work will include long days working outdoors.
Tech
Compliance taking over IT security chiefs’ schedules
Study finds that an average of nearly four hours of a chief information security officer’s day is spent complying with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Defense
Sexual misconduct at Army, Navy academies persists, report finds
Panel says sexual assault and harassment has been “inadequately addressed” at the academies over the past 10 years.
Defense
Panel votes to keep South Dakota air base open
Base closure commission spares Ellsworth Air Force Base as it takes up series of proposals affecting the Air Force.
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