Management

Bush taps White House counsel for attorney general slot

Critics call for successor to restore balance between civil liberties and security in antiterror campaign.

Tech

Ex-cybersecurity chief calls on feds to step up efforts

"The government doesn't know what its IT assets are," says Amit Yoran.

News

Beam Me Up.

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Out of Control.

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Piling On.

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Oversight

Near-Perfect Campaign

The Bush-Cheney reelection effort was perhaps the best planned, best executed, most disciplined, and most strategic presidential campaign in history.

Management

Agencies face new rules for managing property

Council ratifies directives to help improve dismal management score card ratings.

Defense

Effort to realign military bases abroad seen as short-sighted

Officials say effort to restructure network of overseas facilities is driven by short-term needs.

Pay & Benefits

With new fees, TSP loans decline

Thrift Savings Plan chief says he’s “pleased” to see drop in number of loans taken out by federal employees.

Defense

House GOP conferees to reject latest Senate intelligence offer

Biggest obstacle remains whether the Defense secretary or a new national intelligence director should have budget authority for the Pentagon's intelligence assets.

News

Congress could consider overhaul of financial regulatory agencies

One option: Combine all financial regulators into a single entity.

Tech

Feds urged to set electronic voting standards

"We have all kinds of evidence of machines misbehaving," says e-voting expert.

Defense

Pentagon to review ex-Air Force acquisition official’s contract management

Darleen Druyun’s admission she favored Boeing in key contracts leads to wide-ranging probe.

News

It's His Pleasure.

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Bioterror Bureaucracy.

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News

Space Case.

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Tech

Agencies in race to smash supercomputing records

Efforts sponsored by NASA and the Energy Department have set new supercomputing standards in the past two weeks.

Management

GAO debates new auditing rules for agencies

Auditors question whether the public sector should follow private sector regulations.

Pay & Benefits

Open season for federal health insurance begins

Federal employees in several states must choose a new carrier before Dec. 13.