Management

OMB sets new targets for management agenda

In a major shift in how the White House is pursuing its government reform effort, Bush administration officials have set a deadline of July 1, 2004, for agencies to meet new performance targets.

Defense

AID plans to contract out oversight of Iraq contracts

The Agency for International Development plans to use outside firms, rather than its own employees, to provide oversight of huge Iraq reconstruction contracts.

Defense

Waging peace

It's time to create a new cadre of executives who are trained in managing the transition from war to peace.

Defense

Revamp of Defense personnel system may hinge on Senate action

While the House rushes a bill to the floor this week that would give the Defense Department wide latitude to overhaul its civilian personnel system, the measure’s ultimate fate may rest on two senators’ ability to forge a consensus on the issue.

Defense

New homeland office will oversee visa compliance

The Homeland Security Department has created a new office to monitor compliance with the visa process and refer violations to border enforcement agents.

Defense

National Guard to undergo major overhaul

Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, head of the National Guard Bureau, announced Friday that the 466,000-member institution will soon begin a wide-ranging reorganization that will affect personnel in every state, territory and the District of Columbia.

Defense

Fear factor: Beyond a panic-driven approach to homeland security

Treating terrorism as terrifyingly different from other threats to Americans has, arguably, made future terror attacks more difficult to prevent and recover from.