Oversight
Government reform groups unveil transition plan
Strong performance measurements and attention to workforce are called key to the next administration’s agenda.
News
Bush signs funding bill in final hours of the fiscal year
Continuing resolution to keep agencies running through March includes a 3.9 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees.
Oversight
Senate expected to pass $700 billion proposal with ease
The revised bill would raise FDIC coverage amounts from $100,000 to $250,000 for one year.
Management
What’s Your Timeline?
Everyone is on a different clock. The trick is getting them to work together.
Features
Great Expectations
Sen. Barack Obama has outlined a plan for change, but reforming the bureaucracy requires more than words.
Features
Russian Roulette
A small war on Europe’s periphery raises big questions about the Pentagon’s modernization priorities.
Features
Hidden Talent
Removing obstacles for workers with disabilities is about more than ramps and readers—it’s about tapping the skills agencies need.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Set in Stone
As the Bush era winds down, spy masters leave their mark.
Management Matters - Advice And Dissent
What’s Your Timeline?
Everyone is on a different clock. The trick is getting them to work together.
Managing Technology
What’s Mine Is . . . Mine
Managing Technology Information sharing can help agencies coordinate strategy, but only if departments relinquish ownership.
Political World
Minding the Hatch Act
Feds can participate in campaign activities as long as they don’t cross the line.
Viewpoint
A Beneficial Union
Better technology combined with open labor relations can cut the cost of official time.
Editor's Notebook
The Vision Thing
Barack Obama thinks big, and wants to leave the management details to others.
News And Analysis
Mood Manager
Homeland Security’s new HR chief has his work cut out for him as morale hits bottom.
News And Analysis
Earmark Offensive
Army major launches assault on backroom contracting deals in wartime.
News And Analysis