Feds keep pace with private sector in customer satisfaction

After a minor dip last year, the public’s overall satisfaction with federal agencies is edging closer to an all-time high reached two years ago, according to statistics released Monday by the University of Michigan.

• Amelia Gruber
• December 15, 2003

Industry discouraged by plans for Patent and Trademark Office budget

• Drew Clark
• December 12, 2003

Lawmakers challenge Austrian sidearms purchase for Iraq

• Amy Svitak and Richard H.P. Sia
• December 12, 2003

Senate leader faces several hurdles to fast passage of omnibus

• Peter Cohn
• December 12, 2003

Commerce, Treasury step up contracting efforts in Iraq

The Commerce and Treasury Departments are stepping up their efforts to help companies get contracts in Iraq, despite concerns about limits on which countries can bid for the contracts and criticism that laws issued under Saddam Hussein’s regime to prevent government workers from unionizing remain on the books.

• Chris Strohm
• December 11, 2003

Debt forgiveness key to participation in Iraq reconstruction

• Congress Daily
• December 11, 2003

For a second year, appropriations work will wait until January

• Peter Cohn
• December 9, 2003

Postal Service runs $3.9B surplus; White House backs reforms

• Tom Shoop
• December 9, 2003

User-fee structure may jeopardize Patent Office improvements

• Teri Rucker
• December 8, 2003

White House presses Senate to approve omnibus bill

• Peter Cohn, Keith Koffler and April Fulton
• December 5, 2003

Medicare chief defends job-hunting activity

• Julie Rovner
• December 4, 2003

Military urged to step up penalties for charge card abusers

• Amelia Gruber
• December 4, 2003

Senate budget chief pushes for vote on omnibus spending bill

• Peter Cohn and April Fulton
• December 4, 2003

Senate unlikely to get consent for omnibus spending bill

• Peter Cohn and April Fulton
• December 3, 2003

EPA manager files new discrimination suit

• Amelia Gruber
• December 3, 2003

Brentwood postal facility in Washington to reopen Friday

• Mike Nartker
• December 2, 2003

Fate of omnibus bill unclear as House, Senate plan brief return

The House is scheduled to take up the huge spending bill next week. The Senate will also convene to try to pass the measure, but several senators will likely seek to block the effort.

• Molly M. Peterson and April Fulton
• December 1, 2003

Travel policy guru wraps up 33-year career with GSA

Signing off after 33 years at the General Services Administration, Bill Rivers leaves a legacy of winning travel policy.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• November 26, 2003

White House wins deal to undo job competition revisions

The White House has convinced members of Congress to modify language in a major spending bill that would have granted federal employees, or union representatives acting on their behalf, the right to appeal agency decisions in public-private job competitions

• Amelia Gruber
• November 25, 2003

Pentagon panelists want to study entire privacy 'iceberg'

• Drew Clark
• November 24, 2003