Management
GAO seeks personnel flexibility, name change
General Accounting Office chief David Walker has proposed legislation that would give the congressional watchdog agency freedom from key personnel restrictions contained in Title 5 of the U.S. Code, and would change the name of the agency to the Government Accountability Office.
Tech
Homeland Security has not consolidated terrorist watch lists
More than 100 days after its creation, the Homeland Security Department has failed to meet one of the key goals agency leaders outlined last year.
News
Administration officials say Amtrak needs major overhaul
Bush administration officials Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of the money-losing Amtrak passenger rail system to cure what an official says is a deteriorating operation.
Management
Army Corps to launch reorganization in fall
In October, the Army Corps of Engineers will unveil plans for a major reorganization that would centralize management in Washington, the agency’s chief told employees on Tuesday.
Defense
Senator seeks flexibility for first responders
The "one-size-fits-all" approach to awarding homeland security grants to state and local governments is not working and needs to be changed, according to the chairwoman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.
Defense