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Best and worst agencies for employee engagement (11/18/08) A look at where employees are the most involved in their jobs, and where they are simply putting in the hours. IG community honors auditors and investigators (10/22/08) Agriculture, Defense departments among top award winners. White House submits changes to budget request (08/04/08) Recommended increases would be offset with cuts in other parts of the budget. Procurement leaders go back to basics as administration winds down (07/24/08) The presidential transition is looming, but chief acquisition officers still have plenty left to accomplish. Competition in contracting remains steady (07/24/08) Energy ranks first in fostering competition; Veterans Affairs comes in last. Transition could create leadership void, report says (05/06/08) Key agencies stand to lose more than 10 percent of their top officials when next administration takes over. GSA forms panel to review pricing policies (04/18/08) Group to examine schedules' rules governing prices in wake of industry criticism about oversight. Nine of 16 agencies cut backlogs of FOIA requests (04/15/08) GAO study says inconsistent data makes progress hard to track. Budget breakdown: How agencies, programs fared (02/05/08) Winners and losers in President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget proposal.
Senator takes aim at agency 'skimming' of earmarks (01/15/08) Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb. criticizes agency practice of taking a percentage off the top of earmarked accounts for administrative expenses. Government urged to standardize data encryption standards (01/11/08) GAO repeatedly has criticized federal entities for not following their own rules that require sensitive data to be encrypted. Education hits roadblocks on bringing accountability to colleges (11/12/07) Education Secretary Margaret Spellings wants to extend the results-oriented approach of K-12 program to higher education. Senate GOP seeking to divide Labor-HHS/VA spending package (11/07/07) Democrats continue to seek $23 billion budget increase for domestic agencies. Absent Defense bill, negotiators advance $715 billion spending package (11/02/07) Defense appropriations measure could move separately next week; a dilemma remains over how to handle additional war-related spending. Dems to leave Iraq bridge fund out of first spending package (10/30/07) Liberal caucus members forced leaders' hands by threatening to oppose the massive bill if it included the temporary war funds. Agencies miss deadline for ID card mandate (10/26/07) "We're holding ourselves accountable," top OMB technology official says. Senate approves bill to fund labor, health, education programs (10/24/07) The measure contains about half of the $22 billion at issue in the fight between President Bush and Democrats over spending levels. Senate makes dent in Labor-HHS bill earmarks (10/19/07) Democrats want to complete a conference on the spending measure by the end of the month and send it to President Bush for an expected veto. Contractor tax provision forces agencies to change financial systems (10/02/07) USDA exec says implementing law passed last year will require "substantial modifications" to the agency's systems. Cybersecurity chiefs keep a low profile (09/27/07) The guardians of computer systems are only likely to come into the spotlight when there's been a breach.
