Managing Technology
The Search Is On
A new generation of business intelligence applications could provide agencies with deeper insights.
Viewpoint
Weeding the Federal Garden
The next president must make way for innovative reforms—but some seeds already are planted.
Editor's Notebook
The Solution
Government may not be the problem now, but that doesn’t mean people trust it.
News And Analysis
The Dirt on Drilling
Collecting oil and gas royalties from public land leases generates as much controversy as revenue.
News And Analysis
Reformer in Chief
Some aspects of the Bush management agenda might be worth keeping.
News And Analysis
Goals for Giving
The CFC appeals to employees and eases the donation process online.
Features
Ready for A Truce
Union and labor relations officials are united in their desire for a new presidential administration to set a more harmonious tone.
Features
Getting in Line
Most agencies (and companies) still don’t align information technology with business strategies, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has started to.
News
From Nextgov.com: Feds miss ID card deadline
Almost three-quarters of federal employees and contractors still don’t have the high-tech badges, which were required by Oct. 27 .
Defense
Officials lay groundwork to buy new Army helicopters
After final approval of the requirements package, the Army would release a request for proposals to the defense industry.
Oversight
Congressmen vie for leadership on House panel
Acquisition community is watching the selection of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s next top Republican closely.
Oversight
Senate oversight committee could get a post-election face-lift
Lieberman has a tenuous hold on the chairmanship, and six of the committee’s eight Republican members are retiring or up for reelection.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers push to give feds an extra two hours off to vote
Traffic, heavy voter turnout, and changes in federal and state election laws could cause delays at polls, two Virginia congressmen say.
Pay & Benefits
Bidding opens on 2010 pay raise at 2.9 percent
Change in Employment Cost Index has become the de facto baseline for recommended average federal salary increases.
Pay & Benefits