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Management
Postal workers sue over anthrax exposure
A group of Washington-area Postal Service employees who claim they were deliberately left in harm’s way during the 2001 anthrax attacks plan to file a class action suit Wednesday against the agency.
Defense
TSA screeners lack training, supervision
Airport screeners are not getting all of the training they need, nor is their performance monitored on a regular basis, according to a new General Accounting Office report.
Defense
Transportation security effort called fragmented, underfunded
The various agencies involved in transportation security do not have enough resources and are struggling to sort out overlapping missions, experts told a Senate panel Tuesday.
Defense
Air marshals depart TSA, join law enforcement bureau
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced Tuesday that the federal air marshals program will move from the Transportation Security Administration to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Pay & Benefits
Senator launches probe into TSP contract
Concerned that millions of taxpayer and federal employee dollars were wasted, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Wednesday launched an inquiry into a failed contract to modernize the Thrift Savings Plan’s computer system.
Defense
TSA prepares to test revamped passenger identification system
Despite lingering questions, the Transportation Security Administration plans to start testing a new passenger identification system within the next couple of months.
