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Oversight
Government's green purchasing program faces oversight challenges
Now that a federal program to buy green goods is a reality, Uncle Sam is discovering the difficulty of measuring its results.
Features
Tracking Greenbacks
Now that a federal program to buy green goods is a reality, Uncle Sam is discovering the difficulty of measuring its results.
Oversight
OPM employee pitches winning idea in federal contest
A member of Gen ‘Y’ devises an online career quiz to match job seekers with the right government gig.
Oversight
OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process
President Bush slated to issue executive order June 30.
Defense
Defense, VA urged to spend more on mental health, brain injury treatments
Better treatment for post-traumatic stress and brain injuries would result in cost savings, RAND official says.
Defense
VA, Defense officials grilled on allegations of ‘epidemic’ of soldier suicides
Senators probe internal e-mails reporting 1,000 suicide attempts per month.
Defense
House committee presses State and Defense officials on lack of coordination on nation building
‘Holistic strategies’ needed to fight terrorism and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, lawmaker says.
Magazine
Dream Weaver
Alan R. Shaffer distills ideas into technologies that protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Magazine
A Voice for Veterans
Lucille B. Beck devotes herself to improving quality of life after traumatic injury.
Magazine
Ethics Enforcer
Matt Reres helped Defense officials negotiate the fine line between sanction and scandal.
Magazine
Joining Forces
Transformation artist Deborah J. Spero brought inspectors together to stand up a new border agency.
Pay & Benefits
Salaries for jobs requiring Top Secret security clearances on the rise, survey says
Government contractors with security clearances on average earned nearly $18,000 more than their federal employee counterparts.
Pay & Benefits
Intelligence community places premium on collaboration and job satisfaction, survey says
Agencies fall short in rewarding performance and dealing with problem employees, results show.
Pay & Benefits
Move over 'American Idol,' there’s a new contest in town -- FedPitch
Contestants get two minutes to pitch their ideas for better workforce management.
Oversight
Panel urges new administration to go slow on pay reform
Government workforce gurus offer their two cents on federal pay scale, contracting.
Defense
House chairman asks agencies to probe Blackwater
At issue is whether the company can declare that its security guards are independent contractors, not employees.
Defense
Bush targets contract oversight provisions
President declares he might not implement certain measures included in 2008 Defense authorization bill.
Defense
Private military industry continues to grow
The Army takes on nation-building as a core mission, but can't hope to get it done without the help of a range of private sector supporters.
