Tech
Cybersecurity spending projected to be flat in 2005
Report finds that information technology security spending is set to rise 2 percent in fiscal 2005, a sharp drop from previous years.
Defense
House votes to keep Homeland Security in Washington
House passes a bill Monday that will keep DHS headquarters in its current, Nebraska Avenue, location.
Management
OPM pushes on-the-spot hiring
But one expert on the subject says direct hiring authority should be used only in limited situations.
Pay & Benefits
Schedule Shift
Those scheduled to stay home Friday as part of an alternative work schedule will be credited with eight hours of leave because of the national day of mourning.
News
Reagan remembered for hard-line approach on personnel issues
Opinions differ on 40th president’s personnel policies, but most agree his legacy is still felt today in the executive branch.
News
Unwieldy hiring process can be fixed, top personnel official says
Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James says job seekers want to work in the federal government but are dissuaded by cumbersome hiring procedure.
News
Homeland Security job applicants surprised by continued hiring freeze
Job seekers want more information, and labor union leaders say this is no time to stop hiring.
News
Homeland Security clears up books, but hiring still frozen
Fears of a budget shortfall prove unfounded, but officials still won’t start adding staff again until 2005.
Pay & Benefits
Healthy Reserves
A bipartisan vote in the Senate Wednesday approved year-round military health care for reservists.
News
OPM approves hiring flexibilities for two agencies
OPM Director Kay Coles James grants direct hiring authority to the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services departments.
Defense
Senator approves plan to redirect state bioterrorism funding
Health and Human Services plan to redirect state biological terrorism money sparks controversy.
Pay & Benefits
Chief Reform Officer
A career civil servant has been handed the job of implementing the Defense Department's new personnel system.
Pay & Benefits
Drop General Schedule system by 2009, report says
National Academy of Public Administration recommends pay banding salary system.
Tech
Lockheed developing military health tracking system
Defense Department awards Lockheed Martin $47 million contract to build the second phase of a medical monitoring program.
News
OPM to propose more flexible hiring rules
Personnel officials outline plan to ease restrictions on hiring student interns and people with disabilities.
Pay & Benefits
Senators push bill to eliminate TSP open seasons
Action comes just a few days after a House subcommittee approved similar legislation.
News
Senior official says human capital officers are stretched thin
OPM Director Kay Coles James says the human capital chiefs wear too many hats and are overworked.
Pay & Benefits
Closing Open Seasons
House subcommittee takes a step toward getting rid of Thrift Savings Plan open seasons, which restrict participant changes to certain times of the year.
Pay & Benefits
Senator seeks pay boost for federal workers serving in reserves
Proposed amendment would pay them their civilian salary while they are deployed in the National Guard or Reserves.
News
Nuclear agency moving toward security personnel reform
Federal security force, improved recruitment and beefed up training are all part of NNSA’s effort to shore up what many say is lax security at nuclear facilities.
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