Management
Farm Service Agency offices may be on the chopping block
About one-fourth of the agency's offices may be shuttered.
Defense
Federal agencies aim to polish image in New Orleans
Officials try to squelch slow response complaints.
Pay & Benefits
Cost of managing TSP continues to shrink
Administrative expenses are low and getting lower.
News
Key OMB official arrested
Procurement policy chief David Safavian, who quit on Friday, is charged with making false statements and obstructing justice in regard to previous service at GSA.
Defense
Poor communications slowed military's hurricane response
Destroyed communications network made it hard to create a centralized command center.
Pay & Benefits
Life After Government: The Big Picture
In the first in a weeklong series, Karen Rutzick reports on the ever-increasing number of employees who have their eye on a retirement date--and what comes next.
Management
Government Reform chief moves to create IG panel for rebuilding effort
Move counteracts bill introduced in Senate that would appoint Iraq reconstruction IG to oversee process.
Management
Bill grants broader emergency procurement authorities
Measure would allow agencies to bypass competition requirements in any national emergency.
News
Agencies run by career execs get better management grades
Study finds that operations run by political appointees score lower on Bush administration's Program Assessment Rating Tool.
Defense
Cuts to disaster mitigation program questioned in wake of hurricane response
Critics say Bush administration axed Clinton-era program because it worked.
Management
Provision to lift VA competitive sourcing ban survives
Committee votes to keep the language in veterans health care bill.
Defense
Lessons from Katrina begin to emerge
Failures of initial effort may serve as a catalyst for overhaul of emergency response apparatus.
Management
Bill banning sexual orientation discrimination passes committee
Discrimination against gays and lesbians would be added to the list of prohibited personnel practices.
Defense