Clinton indicates willingness to compromise on spending bills

Eager to forge an agreement on the remaining fiscal 2001 budget issues, President Clinton is offering to reduce his previous demand for spending on the Labor-HHS appropriations bill.

• Keith Koffler
• December 6, 2000

Postal Board approves rate hike, but says it's too small

• Matthew Weinstock
• December 6, 2000

Commentary: The plane truth hurts

• George C. Wilson
• December 6, 2000

House panel questions GSA’s refusal to release transition funds

The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 fell under intense scrutiny Monday during a House subcommittee hearing called to clarify questions about the General Services Administration’s decision to withhold transition dollars and other resources.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 5, 2000

Lame-duck Congress faces unfinished business

• Congress Daily
• December 5, 2000

Transition veteran: It pays to plan ahead

Mistakes made, lessons learned and advice for the incoming administration from a veteran of President Carter's transition.

• Anne Wagner
• December 5, 2000

Pressure mounts on GSA chief to fund Bush transition

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 4, 2000

Forest Service to hire thousands of firefighters

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 4, 2000

Federal agencies begin to name transition liaisons

• December 4, 2000

Focus on customers is critical

• December 1, 2000

Attention, Mr. President: federal management matters

Leaders in government and public policy agree that improving federal management, performance and results depend largely on the efforts of the next President and Congress.

• Kellie Lunney
• December 1, 2000

OPM launches effort to attract black college graduates

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• December 1, 2000

Appointees urged to listen to career civil servants

• John Trattner
• December 1, 2000

Performance measurement viewed as key to management success

• John Trattner
• November 30, 2000

Lawmakers press GSA chief to release transition funds

While the presidential election process continues to play out in the courts, House legislators are questioning the refusal by General Services Administration chief David Barram to release $7.1 million set aside to fund the new President’s transition.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• November 30, 2000

Postal workers union breaks off labor negotiations

• Matthew Weinstock
• November 30, 2000

Cohen orders inquiry into military absentee balloting

• Jim Garamone
• November 30, 2000

Veteran executives offer advice on managing a short transition

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• November 30, 2000

White House transition council holds first meeting

• Congress Daily
• November 30, 2000

Bush, Gore sound out potential Cabinet members

• Congress Daily
• November 29, 2000