People
Survey: Most HR officials favor ditching GS pay system
A majority of federal chief human capital officers want to scrap the General Schedule pay system and move to performance-based pay systems, a survey by the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton found.
People
DHS releases Real ID implementation plan
The plan includes a staffing configuration for the Real ID Program Office and goals to focus on in the next year.
People
GSA set to issue HSPD-12 cards
The agency plans to have 22 enrollment stations operating by Aug. 24.
Digital Government
Utah, Wisconsin tops in mobility investment
The study, conducted by CDW Government, covers such mobility categories as notebook PCs, nonwireless handheld devices and wireless communications devices.
People
House approves measure to rehire retired passport workers
The bill would let the State Department rehire retired Foreign Service workers to help handle a severe backlog of passport applications.
People
Lawmakers want online census for 2010
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) promised to force the Census Bureau to at least test using the Internet for the decennial count.
People
Agriculture CFO to double as CIO
Charles Christopherson Jr., USDA's chief financial officer since November 2005, has led several joint initiatives between the two offices.
People
Official: DOD HR system on track for late 2008
DOD officials decided to move forward with the system based on Business Transformation Agency Director David Fisher's assessment of it.
People
Lawmakers: Poor policies enable contractor performance to go unchecked
Companies that performed poorly were still able to win subsequent contracts because of poor oversight, lawmakers said.
Cybersecurity