Management
Majority of senators oppose deep Social Security budget cuts
Spending caps will apply budget pressure that could lead to furloughs.
Tech
Chertoff gets ahead of Hill, sets interoperable radio goals
Questions remain about funding for equipment that will allow states and localities to talk to each other during emergencies.
Tech
OPM drops effort to shift financial management to Treasury bureau
Agency instead will conduct public-private competition to select a new provider.
Defense
DHS official urges caution on sharing of biometric info
The intelligence and law enforcement communities need access to information, but ethics concerns must be addressed.
Oversight
Bipartisan Prospects
One choice facing President Bush now is whether bipartisan achievements are worth pursuing.
News
USDA may face probe of relationship with Aussie wheat firm
Report concludes that AWB Ltd., Australia's wheat monopoly, engaged in a kickback scheme with the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.
Defense
Texas Democrat gets praise for immigration efforts
Lawyers who have worked with candidate to lead immigration subcommittee in the next Congress speak up on her behalf.
Tech
Online guide to IT decision-makers debuts
Federal Technology Source provides authoritative, continuously updated listing of more than 3,000 of the most influential people in the federal information technology game.
Management
Auditors cite progress on SBA management challenges
Small business certification rules still listed as troubled area.
Defense
Report: Security agency needs better financial management
Independent study urges Federal Protective Service, which secures government facilities, to improve process it uses to bill agencies for services.
Tech