Pay & Benefits

Federal workers misuse travel charge cards

Thousands of federal workers are paying their government travel bills late, and a handful are using their government travel charge cards to pay for personal items and trips, federal officials told lawmakers Tuesday.

Management

GAO: Agencies’ performance plans light on workforce planning

Federal agencies' fiscal 2001 performance plans were light on details when addressing workforce planning, according to a new report from the General Accounting Office.

Tech

Final rules governing IT accessibility issued

Much-anticipated final regulations designed to make information technology more accessible to federal employees with disabilities were published Wednesday in the Federal Register .

News

Report shows procurement spending on the rise

The federal government increased its procurement spending by 7.3 percent in fiscal 2000, one of the largest increases in all spending categories, according to new statistics from the Census Bureau.

Tech

Report says agencies must protect privacy when sharing data

Data sharing among federal agencies often creates new information that could reveal a citizen's identity, according to a new General Accounting Office report.

News

Air Force steps up alternative dispute resolution efforts

Air Force officials Tuesday announced seven new initiatives aimed at expanding the service’s alternative dispute resolution program.

News

Report finds SES diversity on the rise

Tech

Federal managers push to meet IT accessibility deadline

Federal Web managers are hustling to meet a June 21 deadline requiring all agencies and departments to make information technology more accessible to federal employees with disabilities.