washingtonpost.com - Federal DiaryFederal DiaryNARFE Changes Its Name to Broaden Appeal- April 24, 2005 In a bid to pump up membership and reach out to federal employees, the organization that has represented the interests of government retirees since 1921 has decided to retire its name.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32748-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... GAO Finds Lower Pay for Women, Minorities at Energy Department Labs- April 24, 2005 Women were paid between 2 percent and 4 percent less than men at five of six Energy Department laboratories, and minorities were paid about 2 percent less than whites at one lab, according to a review by the Government Accountability Office.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42431-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... 10 Years Later, Hope Has A Home in Oklahoma City- April 24, 2005 This morning, Richard Williams plans to be in church, speaking about the importance of hope and faith. He is a survivor of the April 19, 1995, truck bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59604-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Federal Executives Net High Ratings- April 24, 2005 Federal executives sailed through another year with mostly high job ratings, data released by the Office of Personnel Management show.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35424-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... In Tales of the IRS, Rossotti Comes to the Rescue- April 24, 2005 When visitors met with Charles O. Rossotti in his office at the Internal Revenue Service, his forebears looked down from the walls. In his book on his five years at the IRS, Rossotti includes a family photograph and recounts how his grandparents and parents instilled a love of business.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55085-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Hundreds Hired to Provide Medicare Drug Benefit- April 24, 2005 The Medicare program will offer a prescription drug benefit to the nation's seniors at the start of next year, an ambitious effort that will require focused management and skilled employees in order to succeed.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28421-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... Greater Whistle-Blower Protections Approved- April 24, 2005 These are tough times for federal employees who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse. Their cases take months to investigate; they often face reprisals from bosses, and once in court, they find that the protections granted by Congress are not all that strong.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51335-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... 'Ordinary Woman' Awarded Defense of Freedom Medal- April 24, 2005 An Army & Air Force Exchange Service employee, Sarah Latona , has been awarded the Defense of Freedom Medal, the civilian equivalent of the military's Purple Heart. It's the first such award in the exchange service's 109-year history.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23544-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/f... House Seeks to Put Stamp on Postal Service- April 24, 2005 The House Government Reform Committee has called a meeting today for a vote on legislation that would provide the Postal Service with more flexibility in its services and business operations and free up money in an escrow account that could be used to hold down postage rates.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48202-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... Negotiations Begin in Defense Pay, Rule Changes- April 24, 2005 Pentagon officials and labor leaders get down to brass tacks this week. The two groups will meet over a proposed regulation that would change the way about 746,000 civil service employees are paid, promoted and disciplined.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61272-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/... |