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Baggage screeners get limited whistleblower protections

Airport security screeners hired by the Transportation Security Administration will have limited whistleblower protections under a complaint process announced Monday by TSA chief John Magaw and Elaine Kaplan, head of the Office of Special Counsel.

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SEC, union at impasse over new pay plan

Defense

FBI director unveils plan for agency overhaul

FBI Director Robert Mueller announced plans Wednesday to hire hundreds of new agents, replace outdated computer systems and create new offices in an effort to reorganize the 94-year-old agency and shift its mission to preventing terrorism.

Pay & Benefits

Public service grows in appeal among young people

Young Americans are more interested in entering government service now than they were five years ago, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Council for Excellence in Government.

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Report highlights possible discrimination at weapons labs

Minorities and women at three Energy Department weapons labs may have been victims of discrimination, according to a new General Accounting Office report.

Pay & Benefits

Cafeteria benefit plans draw fire at hearing

A House subcommittee chairman pushed the idea of cafeteria-style benefit plans for federal employees at a hearing Tuesday, but labor leaders said the idea would simply shift costs from the government to workers.