Management
Hawk or Dove
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales balances tough action with an amiable management style.
Defense
White House, Congress urged to step up efforts to prevent nuclear attack
Bush should speed up timetable for securing materials that could be used for nuclear weapons, Congress must provide resources, observers say.
News
Senators seek more funds for federal aviation programs
Lawmaker questions whether FAA will be able to hire enough air traffic controllers to replace those who are expected to retire soon.
Defense
Travel group seeks details on airline screening
Group looks for more information on unspoken TSA policy allowing people into secure areas of airports without government-issued IDs.
Management
Bolten said to have stayed the course as OMB director
Most of the major management initiatives in place at OMB started with his predecessor.
Defense
Panel approves major immigration reform bill
If approved by the full Senate, measure must be resolved with a House-passed bill that is devoted mainly to beefed-up border security.
Pay & Benefits
Bush team may drop labor part of civil service overhaul
Move to focus proposed legislation on pay for performance could avoid lawsuits similar to ones hindering efforts at Defense, DHS.
Defense
Navy intranet contractor receives three-year extension
The extension, worth $3.1 billion, strengthens incentives for meeting project deadlines.
Management
Group proposes agency to review public works funding
Establishment of an impartial, federally funded body to evaluate projects would limit the role of politics in the investment process, commission says.
Defense
Investigators expose lax security for radioactive material
Homeland Security bureau has had trouble getting port operators to install monitors; about 40 percent of seaports have them.
Management
Card resigns as top White House aide; OMB chief to take over
Andrew Card leaves post as chief of staff after more than five years; Joshua Bolten named to succeed him.
Oversight
Structural Advantage
A race-by-race analysis signals that the GOP has a good chance of retaining control in midterm elections.
Defense
Farm groups prepare to jump into Senate immigration fray
Groups urge provisions for guestworkers and illegal aliens who have been living in the United States for years.
Defense
Bush remarks focus on border security
Temporary worker program would curb the flow of illegal workers across the border, president says at a naturalization ceremony.
Defense