Features
The Forest And the Trees
Agencies need to start considering IT as part of the big-picture strategic planning process.
Features
Competing To the Death
President Bush’s much heralded competitive sourcing program is on life support.
Features
Taking It To the Streets
The U.S. military has seen the future, and it involves urban warfare.
Defense
Northrop, EADS win Air Force tanker deal in upset
Boeing, which has been supplying refueling tankers for nearly 50 years, had been expected to win the deal.
Defense
Agencies join forces to expedite supplies to troops
Partnership between Defense and General Services Administration aims to save money, time.
News
Watchdog recommends that EPA limit cost-plus-award-fee contracts
Agency might have overrated contractor performance and wasted millions on incentive payments, IG reports.
Defense
Panel witnesses press for GAO audits of intelligence agencies
Scope and complexity of agencies have grown enormously since 9/11.
Oversight
Inspector general says defective parts finding way onto aircraft
Study points to several instances -- including four engine failures in fiscal 2003 -- where faulty parts caused problems.
Tech
Agencies tap Army’s expertise on electronic health records
NASA and State, among others, approach officials about fielding their own versions of combat casualty care system.
Defense
House panel OKs tech funds to protect borders
Bill backing development of new technology for border patrol and maritime security draws rare bipartisan support.
Oversight
OPM sets new funding mechanism for executive boards
Agency also issues more than 100 goals for improving hiring and benefits processes.
Pay & Benefits
Telework measure clears workforce subcommittee
Bill requires that all agencies create telework polices and develop programs to train managers and employees to take advantage of teleworking opportunities.
Oversight
Social Security chief calls eliminating backlog a ‘moral imperative’
Commissioner cites hiring more judges, congressional budget approval as key to reducing disability hearings backlog.
Defense
Guard expects recruiting funds to run out in April
Service relies heavily on supplemental appropriations to pay for recruiting and retention needs.
Pay & Benefits