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Reading the Tea Leaves

Depending on which numbers you find most persuasive, you can convince yourself that President Bush is virtually certain to be re-elected or will surely lose in November.

Management

OPM retools management awards program

Changes are designed to align the President's Quality Awards to the Bush administration’s five management goals.

Management

Offshore corporations could have edge in contracts

Report says contractors in tax havens pay less in federal taxes, giving them a potential advantage in bidding for federal contracts.

Tech

Navy intranet chief says officials are targeting key problems

Outgoing Navy Marine Corps Intranet chief Rear Adm. Charles Munns says network officials are isolating and addressing high-priority complaints.

Defense

EPA scout plane on lookout for toxic chemicals at GOP convention

Agency teams with Army on airborne detection system deployed for high-profile events.

Management

Poll finds government falling in public’s esteem

The portion of Americans expressing a positive view of the government fell by seven percentage points in the past year, a Gallup survey finds.