News
Government’s work with data brokers prompts privacy concerns
Safeguards are unevenly applied across agencies, GAO review finds.
News
Critics of IRS tax-return proposal urge changes
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban the sale of tax information.
News
Bush declines to say if Treasury secretary will keep his job
President signals that Joshua Bolten has other staffing changes in the works.
Defense
TSA official says airport security is too predictable
Agency is working on a program to train screeners in behavior recognition techniques.
Pay & Benefits
FAA and union exchange formal labor proposals
Agency says it still wants to reach agreement, but union maintains formal negotiations have ended.
Management
Agencies urged to customize pay-for-performance systems
Merit Systems Protection Board says officials should make decisions about controlling costs and issuing ratings before designing systems.
Pay & Benefits
Employee buyouts on the rise
Cash incentives of as much as $25,000 were used in half of all government agencies in the last three years.
Management
OMB program assessments viewed as flawed budget tool
Congressional staffer says agencies should take program goals set by Congress into account.
News
House, Senate may be unable to agree on spending caps
The chambers’ budget plans are $9 billion apart on discretionary spending for fiscal 2007, with the Senate’s exceeding Bush’s request.
Defense
GAO finds poor management puts Army program at risk
Costs for Future Combat Systems program -- initially estimated at $92 billion -- could reach $200 billion.
Oversight
Second-Rate Candidates
Public opinion is turning in Democrats’ favor, but a lack of top quality contenders could hurt the party in midterm elections.
Management
Protests could delay outsourcing of tax collection
Concerns have been raised over one successful bidder’s role in a 2002 bribery case.
Management
Postal Service mulls operational rate hike
Boost could be the last before Congress passes an overhaul bill limiting increases.
Defense
Hong Kong firm's cargo screening deal questioned
Container-scanning contract being awarded on a no-bid basis should be receiving more attention, former Homeland Security IG says.
Defense
Justice official to launch privacy panel
Department’s first chief privacy officer says her primary responsibility is protecting Americans’ freedom.
Pay & Benefits