Defense
Review questions Pentagon’s base closure cost savings estimates
But GAO concludes base-closing recommendations were logical and well-reasoned.
Defense
Report: Interior stretched thin in protecting monuments
Report from congressional auditors outlines budget issues similar to those raised by fired Park Police chief 18 months ago.
Tech
FBI launches regional data sharing system
Local, regional and FBI law enforcement officials will be able to share information.
Defense
Marshals Service director leaving agency
During his time as head of the Marshals Service, Benigno Reyna’s agency was criticized for lax protection of the judiciary.
Management
Unions battle to represent border agents
Customs and Border Patrol employees are likely going to the polls to decide who will represent them.
Tech
GSA’s pick to manage new acquisition service draws congressional fire
Senior official Barbara L. Shelton will head the Federal Acquisition Service, but the choice is called "disappointing."
Management
Relocation board reviewing final recommendations
Members will suggest changes to legislation, agency policy and the government’s philosophy in moving employees.
Pay & Benefits
Appropriations panel adds pay parity amendment to budget
Measure would give civilian employees a 3.1 percent pay raise in 2006, equal to that proposed for service members.
Management
Agency reorganization moves key official away from Park Police
A realignment of the National Park Service shifts the person responsible for the Park Police to a planning and policy position.
Tech
Identity theft of FDIC employees leads to bank fraud, union says
For the third time this year, federal employees’ personal information has been stolen or lost.
Tech
Agency CIOs support consolidation efforts
Panelists divided on whether legislation is needed to ensure the success of consolidating agencies’ noncore business operations.
Tech
GAO says agencies unprepared for computer attacks
New hacking threats to government systems, including 'phishing,' spyware and spam, could wreak havoc on agencies.
Tech
Customer satisfaction with federal Web sites nudges up a notch
Sites run by the National Institutes of Health achieve high marks in consumer index.
Tech
House panel again tells agencies: Increase telework or lose funds
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., continues to push measure to withhold $5 million from agencies that fail to boost the number of employees who telecommute.
Management
Agencies said to overlook ID tag privacy and security issues
A majority of agencies using radio-frequency identification technology aren't paying enough attention to such concerns, GAO says.
Defense
Union criticizes punishment of Border Patrol agents
National Border Patrol Council denounces the punishment given to agents who allegedly received money from landlords while stationed along the border.
News
Contractors should refuse tech projects with undefined goals, OMB official says
Private sector shares responsibility for government's failed IT projects, according to OMB's deputy director of management.
Defense
Report: Border Patrol overlooked managers in kickback scheme
Lower-level agents punished after whistleblower allegations, but Office of Special Counsel says higher-ups escaped scrutiny.
Tech
E-government projects lack full funding
Agencies fail to live up to their funding commitments for e-gov projects, according to government auditors.
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