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.
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.
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